HSB 84: 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

What it does

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.

House subcommittee · named January 23, 2025

• Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D) · elinor.levin@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 10 for, 15 against

For: Do No Harm Action; 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: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Bitches Get Stuff Done; Common Good Iowa; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association; Iowa Safe Schools; One Iowa; One Iowa Action; Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa; and 3 more

In plain words

1. January 23, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
2. January 23, 2025House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Levin and Stone
3. February 12, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it