Proyectos de ley › 91.ª Asamblea General
Prohibiting discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair
Presentado por Sen. Izaah Knox (D)
Temas:Civil rights
Dónde está ahora
- Hecho: Presentado13 de febrero de 2025
- Hecho: Subcomité20 de febrero de 2025
- Se detuvo: Comité del SenadoMurió al terminar la Asamblea General
- Sigue: Lo aprueba el Senado
- Sigue: Comité de la CámaraEmbudo: antes del 20 de marzo de 2026
- Sigue: Lo aprueba la Cámara
- Sigue: A gobernador(a)
- Sigue: Firmado como ley
Murió al terminar la sesión La sesión de 2026 terminó el 3 de mayo de 2026, la última sesión ordinaria de la Asamblea General. Los proyectos que no pasaron por ambas cámaras murieron. ¿Qué es el embudo (funnel)?
Qué contiene
Resumen con IA Iowa would add new protections to prevent people from being treated unfairly because of their natural or protective hairstyles, such as braids, locs, or afros. These rules would apply to schools, jobs, housing, and many other public places. This change ensures that discrimination based on hair texture or type linked to race is prohibited. (Todavía no está traducido al español.)1
Lea la explicación oficial (en inglés)
This bill provides an additional prohibition against discrimination in schools, workplaces, housing, places of public accommodations, and other contexts on the basis of hair texture, hair type, and natural or protective hairstyles that are historically and commonly associated with race.4 (fair employment practices). §1981(c), based upon the person’s natural or protective hairstyle, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, ancestry, or disability. The bill provides that discrimination on the basis of race includes discrimination on the basis of natural or protective hairstyles. The bill defines “natural or protective hairstyles” to include but is not limited to braids, locs, twists, tight coils or curls, cornrows, bantu knots, afros, and headwraps.
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Lo que cambia del Código de Iowa (Iowa Code)
Crea§216.23
Modifica§15A.1§19B.1§216.2§256.2§256B.2§256E.2§256F.2§261A.4§279.58§280.2§341A.1§400.17§602.1401§729.4§8A.416
Cabildeo
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91st General Assembly
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- HF 2110 Prohibiting discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair89th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
- HF 471 Prohibiting discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair89th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
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