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

SF 420: Relating to Native American mascots in schools

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 Native American mascots in schools. The bill prohibits a public or nonpublic school from having or adopting a name, symbol, or image that depicts or refers to a Native American tribe, individual, custom, or tradition to be used as a mascot, nickname, logo, letterhead, or team name of the school on or after January 1, 2027. This prohibition does not apply to a school under the control of a Native American tribe and under the purview of the bureau of Indian education.

Sponsors

Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D), Sen. Janet Petersen (D), Sen. Art Staed (D), Sen. Janice Weiner (D), Sen. Mike Zimmer (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 26, 2025

  • Sen. Lynn Evans (R) · lynn.evans@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mike Zimmer (D) · mike.zimmer@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. February 24, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
  2. February 26, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Evans, Kraayenbrink and Zimmer

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/SF420