Bills › 91st General Assembly
HF 856Signed by Governor · May 27, 2025
Prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private cause of action, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the House Education Committee
Topics:State budgetCivil rightsState governmentDiversity, equity & inclusion
Same legislation: HSB 155
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2025
- Done: House committeeFebruary 27, 2025
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 18, 202561–37
- Done: Senate committeeApril 7, 2025
- Done: Passes the SenateMay 9, 202534–16
- Done: To the GovernorMay 22, 2025
- Done: Signed into lawMay 27, 2025
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Lobbyist declarations
For · 9Against · 15Undecided · 15
- American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA)Against
- American Planning Association Iowa ChapterAgainst
- Dubuque Branch NAACPAgainst
- Episcopal Diocese of IowaAgainst
- Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action FundAgainst
- Iowa Atheists and FreethinkersAgainst
- Iowa Environmental CouncilAgainst
- Iowa Public Health AssociationAgainst
- Iowa Safe SchoolsAgainst
- Iowa State Education AssociationAgainst
- NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-NebraskaAgainst
- National Association of Social Workers, Iowa ChapterAgainst
- One IowaAgainst
- One Iowa ActionAgainst
- Urban Education Network of IowaAgainst
- Cicero ActionFor
- Inspired LifeFor
- Iowa Baptists For Biblical ValuesFor
- Iowa Faith and Freedom CoalitionFor
- Iowans for FreedomFor
- PELLA PACFor
- Professional Educators of IowaFor
- The Family LeaderFor
- The Family Leader FoundationFor
- Cedar Rapids Metro Economic AllianceUndecided
- City of Cedar RapidsUndecided
- Iowa Association for JusticeUndecided
- Iowa Association of Community College TrusteesUndecided
- Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and UniversitiesUndecided
- Iowa Association of School BoardsUndecided
- Iowa Board of RegentsUndecided
- Iowa County Attorneys AssociationUndecided
- Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum)Undecided
- Iowa State Education AssociationUndecided
- Linn County Board of SupervisorsUndecided
- Rural School Advocates of IowaUndecided
- School Administrators of IowaUndecided
- Urban County CoalitionUndecided
- Urban Education Network of IowaUndecided