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

SSB 1184: Relating to local civil rights commissions and local civil rights agencies

Became SF 579 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

_____ the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to local civil rights commissions or local civil rights agencies. The bill provides that any complaint that is filed with a local commission or local agency where a party is a political subdivision shall be referred to the Iowa office of civil rights for processing. The bill provides that a local agency or local commission complaint, upon request by any party, shall be transferred to the Iowa office of civil rights for processing if the complaint alleges a violation of the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965 and has not been resolved within months of the filing date of the complaint.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

0 FTE positions. It is unknown what portion of this cost would be funded by the General Fund or through federal funding. Source Iowa Office of Civil Rights /s/ Jennifer Acton March 13, 2026 Doc ID 1602356 The Fiscal Note for this Bill was prepared pursuant to …

Senate subcommittee · named February 25, 2025

  • Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dave Sires (R) · dave.sires@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 13 against

For: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa League of Cities; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

Against: Building Bridges; City of Coralville; City of Des Moines; City of Iowa City; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Safe Schools; One Iowa; One Iowa Action; and 1 more

In plain words

  1. February 25, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
  2. February 25, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Knox and Sires
  3. March 3, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. March 6, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 579

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/SSB1184