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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2338: Prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill prohibits school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction to students in grades through 12, extending the current prohibition that applies to such students in kindergarten through grade 6.

Sponsors

Rep. Helena Hayes (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 12 for, 19 against

For: Concerned Women For America of Iowa; Do No Harm Action; Homeschool Iowa; Inspired Life; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; Professional Educators of Iowa; Protect My Innocence; Rick Phillips; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: AFSCME Council 61; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Bitches Get Stuff Done; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Safe Schools; and 7 more

In plain words

  1. February 6, 2026Filed in the House

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/91/HF2338