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

SF 187: Relating to wage discrimination under the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965 and making penalties applicable

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 relates to wage discrimination under Code chapter 216, the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965.6A. Penalty and remedial provisions for discriminatory employment practices, including penalties specific to wage discrimination, are applicable under Code chapter 216 to violations of these requirements. The bill prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to refrain from disclosing, discussing, or sharing information about the amount of the employee’s wages, benefits, or other compensation or from inquiring, discussing, or sharing information about any other employee’s wages, benefits, or other compensation as a condition of employment.

Sponsors

Sen. Liz Bennett (D), Sen. Tony Bisignano (D), Sen. Matt Blake (D), Sen. Molly Donahue (D), Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D), Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D), Sen. Janet Petersen (D), Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D), Sen. Art Staed (D), Sen. Thomas Townsend (D), Sen. Janice Weiner (D), Sen. Cindy Winckler (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 4, 2025

  • Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: AFSCME Council 61; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; League of Women Voters of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 3, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Workforce committee
  2. February 4, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Donahue and Taylor

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/SF187