HSB 218: HSB 218

What it does

_____ education) from expending moneys to fund diversity, equity, and inclusion offices or to hire individuals to serve as diversity, equity, and inclusion officers. The bill prohibits public institutions of higher education from expending any moneys appropriated by the general assembly or any other moneys derived from bequests, charges, deposits, donations, endowments, fees, grants, gifts, income, receipts, tuition, or any other source to establish, sustain, support, or staff a diversity, equity, and inclusion office, or to contract, employ, engage, or hire an individual to serve as a diversity, equity, and inclusion officer.

House subcommittee · named February 28, 2023

• Rep. Taylor R. Collins (R) · taylor.collins@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D) · tracy.ehlert@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 31 against

For: America First Works; Inspired Life; Opportunity Solutions Project; Protect My Innocence; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Ames Regional Economic Alliance; Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance; Common Good Iowa; Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce; Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Greater Des Moines Partnership; Grow Cedar Valley; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; and 19 more

In plain words

1. February 28, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
2. February 28, 2023House subcommittee named: Collins, Ehlert and Stone
3. March 1, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. March 1, 2023Approved by the House committee
5. March 3, 2023Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 616