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

HF 855: Prohibiting community colleges from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and engaging in certain other activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill provides that a public institution of higher education for purposes of Code chapter 261J, relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, includes a community college. Code chapter 261J generally prohibits public institutions of higher education from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, as defined in Code chapter 261J; requiring a person to provide a diversity, equity, or inclusion statement; or giving preferential treatment to any person based on the provisions of such a statement.

Sponsors

Higher Education committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 22, 2025

  • Rep. Taylor R. Collins (R) · taylor.collins@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Heather Hora (R) · heather.hora@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Monica Kurth (D) · monica.kurth@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 10 for, 10 against

For: Cicero Action; Do No Harm Action; Foundation for Government Accountability Action; Inspired Life; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; Iowa Insurance Associates; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Safe Schools; NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska; One Iowa; One Iowa Action

In plain words

  1. January 22, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Higher Education committee · as HSB 61
  2. January 22, 2025House subcommittee named: Collins, Hora and Kurth · as HSB 61
  3. February 26, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 61
  4. February 26, 2025Committee vote: 7–4 · as HSB 61
  5. March 7, 2025Filed in the House
  6. March 7, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 855 · as HSB 61
  7. April 3, 2025Sent to the House Higher Education 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/HF855