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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 335: Prohibiting persons from entering single and multiple occupancy toilet facilities and other facilities in elementary and secondary schools that do not correspond with the person’s biological sex and including effective date provisions

Became SF 482 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill requires elementary and secondary public schools to designate and allow the use of multiple occupancy toilet facilities only by persons of the same biological sex. The bill prohibits a person from entering a single or multiple occupancy toilet facility in a school that does not correspond with the person’s biological sex. The bill allows schools to provide alternative facilities upon a request to school officials for alternative facilities from the parents of the student. The bill also allows any citizen of the state to file a complaint of violation of the bill with the attorney general if the citizen provides written notice to the public school describing the violation and the public school does not cure the violation within three business days after receiving written notice.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 27, 2023

  • Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R) · cherielynn.westrich@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
  • Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)

Lobbying · 6 for, 34 against

For: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; 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); Common Good Iowa; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Human Rights Campaign; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; and 22 more

In plain words

  1. February 20, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
  2. February 22, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Westrich, Celsi and Gruenhagen
  3. February 27, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Westrich, Celsi and Cournoyer
  4. February 28, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  5. March 2, 2023Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 482

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SF335