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

HF 560: Relating to the rights of parents, guardians, and minors including those relating to gender transition procedure-related activities for minors, and providing effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

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 relates to the rights of parents, guardians, and minors. The bill repeals Code section 147.164 (gender transition procedure-related activities —— minors —— prohibitions), and makes a conforming change in the Code. The bill takes effect upon enactment and is retroactively applicable to March 22, 2023.

Sponsors

Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D), Rep. Ken Croken (D), Rep. Monica Kurth (D), Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D), Rep. Larry McBurney (D), Rep. Brian Meyer (D), Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D), Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 2 for, 2 against

For: Iowa Safe Schools; Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa

Against: The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

In plain words

  1. February 24, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee

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/HF560