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

SSB 1150: Restricting county and city diversity, equity, and inclusion programs

Became SF 507 · Its progress continues under the new number.

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.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 18, 2025

  • Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R) · cherielynn.westrich@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dave Sires (R) · dave.sires@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
  2. February 18, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Westrich, Quirmbach and Sires
  3. February 24, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. March 3, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 507

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/SSB1150