Repealing gender balance requirements for appointive bodies

Topics:State government

Same legislation: HSB 670, HF 2540

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 23, 2024
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 29, 2024
Done: Senate committeeFebruary 6, 2024
Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 20, 202432–15
Skipped: House committeeSkipped
Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 26, 202462–33
Done: To the GovernorApril 3, 2024
Done: Signed into lawApril 3, 2024

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What’s in it

AI summary Currently, certain state boards and commissions are required to have a balance of men and women. This bill removes those gender balance requirements for those groups.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill repeals Code section 69.16A, imposing gender balance requirements on appointive bodies established in the Code. The bill makes conforming changes by removing references to Code section 69.16A and gender balance requirements.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed²

Senate subcommittee

Named January 29, 2024. On February 1, 2024 it recommended passage. [].

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7 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 8, 2024 (5), February 1, 2024 (2) · on the Legislature’s site

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§135.109 §135.43 §142A.3 §148.2A §15.480 §155A.2A §159A.13 §15F.102 §15H.3 §176A.8 §216A.12 §216A.132 §216A.92A §217.43 §23.3 §235B.1 §252B.22 §256.35A §256.5A §256.82 §260C.36 §273.15 §284.15 §28A.7 §314.22 §331.233 §35A.2 §373.2 §418.5 §455A.20 §455B.150 §46.1 §46.2 §46.3 §46.4 §46.9 §475A.7 §514E.2 §542.4 §80.28and 4 more

Repeals§69.16A

Cites§256.147

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Lobbying

7 for · 15 against · 25 undecided · Who →

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HSB 670Renumbered

90th General Assembly

SF 2096Became lawSenate companion HF 2540Didn’t advancefrom HSB 670