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HF 508Died when the session ended · February 28, 2023

Protecting religious liberty and state sovereignty relating to marriage

Topics:Civil rightsCourts & civil law

Same legislation: SF 2129

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Also covers SF 2129.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 28, 2023
  2. Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
  3. Next: House committee
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to protecting religious liberty and state sovereignty relating to marriage. The bill provides that the state of Iowa recognizes freedom of religion as an unalienable right and recognizes the institution of marriage as a sacred religious sacrament that is inextricably and fundamentally bound with free exercise of that right. The state of Iowa also recognizes the deep historical and religious roots that uniformly defined and understood marriage to be the union between one male and female.

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Therefore, no resident of Iowa shall be compelled, coerced, or forced to recognize any same-sex unions or ceremonies as marriage, notwithstanding any laws to the contrary that may exist in other states, and no legal action, criminal or civil, shall be taken against citizens in Iowa for refusal or failure to recognize or participate in same-sex unions or ceremonies. The bill also specifies reasons why the state of Iowa considers certain elements of the federal Respect for Marriage Act, Pub. L. 117-228, relating to the definition of marriage to be null and void ab initio and to have no effect whatsoever in Iowa.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Lobbying

4 for · 12 against · 0 undecided · Who →

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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

90th General Assembly

HF 508Cleared committeeHouse companionSF 2129Cleared committeeSenate companion

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