Prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender identity or sexual orientation to students in grades seven through twelve

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 23, 2025
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2025
3. ✕
   Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill prohibits school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender identity or sexual orientation to students in grades through 12, extending the current prohibition that applies to such students in kindergarten through grade 6.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named January 23, 2025. On February 12, 2025 it recommended passage.

• Rep. Skyler Wheeler REmail
• Rep. Elinor A. Levin DEmail
• Rep. Henry Stone REmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§256.11§256E.7§256F.4§279.50§279.80

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

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