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

HF 80: Prohibiting school districts and charter schools from taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, or students for the use of legal names, the use of student names as listed in school registration forms or records, or for the failure to use personal pronouns in official communications, and providing civil penalties

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 and charter schools from taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, or students for the use of legal names, the use of student names as listed in school registration forms or records, or for the failure to use personal pronouns in official communications. The bill prohibits the board of directors of school districts and the governing boards of charter schools from taking any disciplinary action against an employee, contractor, or student for addressing other employees, contractors, or students using the employee’s, contractor’s, or student’s legal name.

Sponsors

Rep. Helena Hayes (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 23, 2025

  • Rep. Helena Hayes (R) · helena.hayes@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Heather Matson (D) · heather.matson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 9 for, 13 against

For: Inspired Life; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; PELLA PAC; Professional Educators of Iowa; Protect My Innocence; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: AFSCME Council 61; Bitches Get Stuff Done; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association; Iowa Psychological Association; Iowa Safe Schools; Iowa State Education Association; One Iowa; One Iowa Action; and 1 more

In plain words

  1. January 16, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
  2. January 23, 2025House subcommittee named: Hayes, Matson and Stone
  3. January 28, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/HF80