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SF 579Signed by Governor · March 10, 2026

Relating to local laws implementing the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965, local civil rights commissions, and local civil rights agencies, and including effective date provisions

Sponsored by the Senate Local Government Committee

Topics:Civil rightsCities & counties

Same legislation: SSB 1184

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 25, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 25, 2025
  3. Done: Senate committeeMarch 6, 2025
  4. Done: Passes the SenateMarch 26, 202543–4
  5. Done: House committeeApril 1, 2025
  6. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 5, 202660–26
  7. Done: To the GovernorMarch 10, 2026
  8. Done: Signed into lawMarch 10, 2026

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In plain words

  1. February 25, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee · as SSB 1184
  2. February 25, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Knox and Sires · as SSB 1184
  3. March 3, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1184
  4. March 6, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 579 · as SSB 1184
  5. March 10, 2025Filed in the Senate
  6. March 10, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  7. March 26, 2025Passed the Senate, 43–4
  8. March 26, 2025Arrived in the House
  9. March 31, 2025House subcommittee named: Jones, Bloomingdale and Wichtendahl
  10. April 1, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  11. April 1, 2025Approved by the House committee
  12. April 1, 2025Committee vote: 19–1
  13. February 19, 2026House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Wichtendahl and Williams
  14. February 23, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  15. February 24, 2026Approved by the House committee
  16. February 24, 2026Committee vote: 19–1
  17. March 2, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  18. March 5, 2026Passed the House, 60–26
  19. March 9, 2026Passed the Senate, 29–16
  20. March 10, 2026Sent to the Governor
  21. March 10, 2026Signed into law
  22. March 13, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
2026 session · second year of the 91st General Assembly
March 10, 2026
Signed by Governor. S.J. 557. Journal
March 10, 2026
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 551. Journal
March 9, 2026
Passed Senate, yeas 29, nays 16. S.J. 507. Journal
March 5, 2026
Passed House, yeas 60, nays 26. H.J. 600. Journal
February 24, 2026
Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 1. Excused, 1. H.J. 414. Journal
February 24, 2026
Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 414. Journal
February 23, 2026
Subcommittee recommends passage.
February 19, 2026
Subcommittee: Wheeler, Wichtendahl and Williams. H.J. 355. Journal
2025 session · first year of the 91st General Assembly
April 1, 2025
Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 1. Excused, 1. H.J. 878. Journal
April 1, 2025
Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 878. Journal
April 1, 2025
Subcommittee recommends passage.
March 31, 2025
Subcommittee: Jones, Bloomingdale and Wichtendahl. H.J. 874. Journal
March 26, 2025
Read first time, referred to Local Government. H.J. 851. Journal
March 26, 2025
Passed Senate, yeas 43, nays 4. S.J. 652. Journal
March 10, 2025
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 474. Journal
March 10, 2025
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 461. Journal
March 6, 2025
As SSB 1184: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 579.
March 3, 2025
As SSB 1184: Subcommittee recommends passage.
February 25, 2025
As SSB 1184: Subcommittee: Webster, Knox, and Sires.
February 25, 2025
As SSB 1184: Introduced, referred to Local Government.

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