SF 507: Restricting county and city diversity, equity, and inclusion programs

What it does

This bill prohibits a county, a city, or any county or city board or office from adopting an ordinance, motion, resolution, amendment, or policy, except as otherwise provided by federal or state law, that does any of the following: establishes or maintains a diversity, equity, and inclusion office; hires or assigns an employee or contracts with a third party to perform duties of a diversity, equity, or inclusion office; or compels, requires, induces, or solicits any person to provide a diversity, equity, and inclusion statement, or gives preferential consideration to any person based on the provisions of a diversity, equity, and inclusion statement.

House subcommittee · named March 27, 2025

• Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Larry McBurney (D) · larry.mcburney@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Sam Wengryn (R) · sam.wengryn@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 9 for, 15 against

For: Cicero Action; Foundation for Government Accountability Action; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; PELLA PAC; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); American Planning Association Iowa Chapter; Common Good Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Public Health Association; Iowa State Bar Association; Linn County Board of Supervisors; NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska; National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter; and 3 more

In plain words

1. February 18, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee · as SSB 1150
2. February 18, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Westrich, Quirmbach and Sires · as SSB 1150
3. February 24, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1150
4. March 3, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 507 · as SSB 1150
5. March 4, 2025Filed in the Senate
6. March 4, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
7. March 25, 2025Passed the Senate, 34–15
8. March 25, 2025Arrived in the House
9. March 27, 2025House subcommittee named: Wheeler, McBurney and Wengryn
10. April 1, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
11. April 1, 2025Approved by the House committee
12. April 1, 2025Committee vote: 13–7