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SF 2003Died when the session ended · January 21, 2026

Prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve

Sponsored by Sen. Jesse Green (R)

Topics:K–12 educationLGBTQIA+

Same legislation: HF 2121, HF 2338

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Also covers HF 2121 and HF 2338.

Official bill pageLobbyist declarationsOne-pager to print

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2026
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 6, 2026
  4. Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
  5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Schools in Iowa would no longer be allowed to teach or provide materials about gender theory or sexual orientation to students in grades 7 through 12. This change expands an existing rule that already stops these topics from being taught to younger students in kindergarten through 6th grade. The rule applies to all school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools.1

Read the official explanation

This bill prohibits school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction to students in grades through 12, extending the current prohibition that applies to such students in kindergarten through grade 6.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named January 13, 2026. On January 21, 2026 it recommended passage.

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

201 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 4, 2026 (105), January 27, 2026 (63), January 21, 2026 (33) · on the Legislature’s site

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§256.11§256E.7§256F.4§279.50§279.80

How the Code works3

Lobbying

12 for · 19 against · 6 undecided · Who →

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91st General Assembly

SF 2003Cleared committeeSenate companionHF 2121RenumberedHouse companionHF 2338Cleared committeefrom HF 2121

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