Bills › 90th General Assembly
SF 496Signed by Governor · May 26, 2023
Relating to children and students, including establishing a parent’s or guardian’s right to make decisions affecting the parent’s or guardian’s child, authorizing the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in a school district to enroll the student in another attendance center within the same school district in certain specified circumstances, prohibiting instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools in kindergarten through grade six, and modifying provisions related to student health screenings, school district library programs, the educational program provided to students enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools, other duties of school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, the department of education, the board of educational examiners, and the governing boards of charter schools and innovation zone schools, competent private instruction, and special education, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the Senate Education Committee
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 9, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 9, 2023
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 2, 2023
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 22, 202334–16
- Done: House committeeMarch 30, 2023
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 4, 202355–42
- Done: To the GovernorMay 11, 2023
- Done: Signed into lawMay 26, 2023
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
Lobbyist declarations
For · 10Against · 43Undecided · 11
- AFSCME Iowa Council 61Against
- American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)Against
- Blank Childrens HospitalAgainst
- CHAINAgainst
- Common Good IowaAgainst
- Episcopal Diocese of IowaAgainst
- EveryStepAgainst
- Iowa ACEs 360Against
- Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-MidwivesAgainst
- Iowa Association of School BoardsAgainst
- Iowa Atheists and FreethinkersAgainst
- Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse PractitionersAgainst
- Iowa Chapter-American Academy of PediatricsAgainst
- Iowa Coalition Against Sexual AssaultAgainst
- Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIOAgainst
- Iowa Library Association (ILA)Against
- Iowa Mental Health AdvocacyAgainst
- Iowa Mental Health Counselors AssociationAgainst
- Iowa Nurse Practitioners SocietyAgainst
- Iowa Nurses AssociationAgainst
- Iowa Primary Care AssociationAgainst
- Iowa Psychological AssociationAgainst
- Iowa Public Health AssociationAgainst
- Iowa Safe SchoolsAgainst
- Iowa School Counselors AssociationAgainst
- Iowa School Nurses OrganizationAgainst
- Iowa School Psychologists AssociationAgainst
- Iowa School Social Workers AssociationAgainst
- Iowa State Education AssociationAgainst
- Iowa Talented and Gifted AssociationAgainst
- League of Women Voters of IowaAgainst
- Lutheran Services in IA, Inc.Against
- National Association of Social Workers, Iowa ChapterAgainst
- One IowaAgainst
- One Iowa ActionAgainst
- Patterson Law Firm LLPAgainst
- Planned Parenthood Advocates of IowaAgainst
- Prevent Child Abuse IowaAgainst
- Protect My InnocenceAgainst
- Rural School Advocates of IowaAgainst
- School Administrators of IowaAgainst
- United Professionals/UEAgainst
- Urban Education Network of IowaAgainst
- American Board for Certification of Teacher ExcellenceFor
- Homeschool IowaFor
- Informed Choice IowaFor
- Iowa Baptists For Biblical ValuesFor
- Iowa Department of EducationFor
- Iowa Faith and Freedom CoalitionFor
- Protect My InnocenceFor
- The Family LeaderFor
- The Family Leader FoundationFor
- VALOR IowaFor
- CHAINUndecided
- Episcopal Diocese of IowaUndecided
- Father Flanagans Boys HomeUndecided
- Homeschool IowaUndecided
- Iowa Alliance for Arts EducationUndecided
- Iowa Catholic ConferenceUndecided
- Iowa County Attorneys AssociationUndecided
- Iowa Faith and Freedom CoalitionUndecided
- Iowa State Bar AssociationUndecided
- Prevent Blindness IowaUndecided
- Protect My InnocenceUndecided
- Iowa Catholic ConferenceWithdrawn