SF 418: Relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records, gender identity under the Iowa civil rights Act, and school curricula related to gender theory

What it does

This bill relates to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records, gender identity under the Iowa civil rights Act, and school curricula related to gender theory.1A (statutory construction —— sex and related terms). The bill provides that certain rules of statutory construction shall be observed with regard to a person’s sex. These rules with regard to a person’s sex include: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Senate subcommittee · named February 24, 2025

• Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Matt Blake (D) · matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 12 for, 26 against

For: ADF Action; Beks Carlson - Personal Interest; Concerned Women For America of Iowa; Homeschool Iowa; Inspired Life; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; PELLA PAC; Protect My Innocence; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: AFSCME Council 61; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); City of Coralville; City of Iowa City; Common Good Iowa; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; and 14 more

In plain words

1. February 24, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
2. February 24, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Blake and Dawson
3. February 25, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 26, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
5. February 27, 2025Passed the Senate, 33–15
6. February 27, 2025Took the place of HF 583 on the House floor (the same legislation)
7. February 27, 2025Passed the House, 60–36
8. February 28, 2025Sent to the Governor
9. February 28, 2025Signed into law