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Bills › 90th General Assembly

HF 509Died when the session ended · February 28, 2023

Relating to eligible parties to a valid marriage

Topics:Civil rightsCourts & civil law

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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

AI summary Any two people who meet the legal requirements for marriage can marry each other regardless of their gender. This change updates state laws to use gender-neutral language for marriages and family relationships. It ensures that all legal rules and government policies treat these unions the same way.1

Read the official explanation

This bill provides that a party who otherwise meets the requirements of Code chapter 595 (marriage) for a valid marriage is eligible to marry any other such party regardless of gender. The bill provides for conforming changes in that Code chapter to include provisions relating to void marriages to be gender neutral. The bill also provides that marriage is the legally recognized union of two eligible parties and that terms relating to the marital relationship or familial relationships shall be construed consistently with this provision for all purposes throughout the law, whether in the context of statute, administrative or court rule, government policy, common law, or any other source of civil or criminal law.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§595.21

Amends§595.19§595.2

How the Code works3

Lobbying

5 for · 3 against · 0 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

HF 70Cleared committee89th GA

90th General Assembly

HF 509Cleared committee

Picked up later

HF 671Cleared committee91st GA

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

  • HF 70 Relating to eligible parties to a valid marriage
    89th General Assembly · In committee · nearly identical
    Cleared committee

Similar bills this General Assembly

  • HF 671 Relating to eligible parties to a valid marriage
    91st General Assembly · In committee
    Nearly identical

Matched by wording or an identical title.