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

SF 382: Relating to education, including by prohibiting the use of certain mascots to represent schools and institutions of higher education, establishing grant programs to assist schools and institutions of higher education in adopting alternative mascots, modifying provisions related to the Iowa tuition grants program, and making appropriations

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 education, including by prohibiting the use of certain mascots to represent schools and institutions of higher education, establishing grant programs to assist schools and institutions of higher education in adopting alternative mascots, and modifying provisions related to the Iowa tuition grants program. The bill defines “disability” by reference to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The bill defines “discriminatory mascot” as any name, person, animal, object, symbol, or image that a public educational institution uses to represent the public educational institution and that references or is associated with a disability.

Sponsors

Sen. Molly Donahue (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 24, 2025

  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Disability Rights Iowa; Mascots Matter

In plain words

  1. February 19, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
  2. February 24, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Donahue and Kraayenbrink

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/SF382