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

SF 2063: Prohibiting courses and content relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory in general education requirements and core curricula at regents institutions

Became SF 2303 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill requires the state board of regents (board) to establish a policy that prohibits diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory-related courses or course requirements, as defined in the bill, from being included in any undergraduate general education requirement or core curriculum at institutions of higher education governed by the board (institutions). The bill requires the board to establish all policies required by the bill no later than December 31, 2026. The bill requires the board, no later than December 31, 2026, to conduct a review of all undergraduate general education requirements and core curricula at institutions and direct the institutions to remove any required courses or course requirements that include diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory-related content from the undergraduate general education requirements and core curricula.

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 26, 2026

Sen. Sandy Salmon (R) · sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Mike Pike (R) · mike.pike@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 10 for, 19 against

For: Anita Fischer - Personal Interest; Concerned Women For America of Iowa; Do No Harm Action; Inspired Life; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rick Phillips; VALOR Iowa

Against: AFSCME Council 61; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Bitches Get Stuff Done; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Safe Schools; NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska; and 7 more

In plain words

January 15, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
January 26, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Salmon, Pike and Quirmbach
January 29, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
February 12, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2303