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

HF 583: Relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records, gender identity under the Iowa civil rights Act, and school curricula related to gender theory

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 sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records, gender identity under the Iowa civil rights Act, and school curricula related to gender theory.1A (statutory construction —— sex and related terms). The bill provides that certain rules of statutory construction shall be observed with regard to a person’s sex. These rules with regard to a person’s sex include: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 20, 2025

  • Rep. Steven C. Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Samantha Fett (R) · samantha.fett@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Ross Wilburn (D) · ross.wilburn@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 12 for, 26 against

For: ADF Action; Beks Carlson - Personal Interest; Concerned Women For America of Iowa; Homeschool Iowa; Inspired Life; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; PELLA PAC; Protect My Innocence; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: AFSCME Council 61; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); City of Coralville; City of Iowa City; Common Good Iowa; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; and 14 more

In plain words

  1. February 20, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee · as HSB 242
  2. February 20, 2025House subcommittee named: Holt, Fett and Wilburn · as HSB 242
  3. February 24, 2025Filed in the House
  4. February 24, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 242
  5. February 24, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 242
  6. February 24, 2025Committee vote: 13–8 · as HSB 242
  7. February 24, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 583 · as HSB 242
  8. February 27, 2025Withdrawn

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/HF583