Civil rights
9 bills in the 2026 session, newest first.
Narrower issues:Diversity, equity & inclusion · 8
SF 473 · Relating to certain sincerely held religious or moral beliefs of certain entities for purposes of child foster care and adoptionSigned by GovernorJune 2, 2026
HF 571 · Relating to protections for medical practitioners and health care institutions, including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penaltiesSigned by GovernorMay 19, 2026
SF 579 · 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 provisionsSigned by GovernorMarch 10, 2026
HF 2698 · Relating to business entity-owned residential arrangements, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedMarch 4, 2026
HSB 750 · Relating to business entity-owned residential arrangements, and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as HF 2698February 23, 2026
HSB 664 · Relating to local laws implementing the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965Renumbered as HF 2541February 16, 2026
HF 2541 · Relating to local laws implementing the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965Died when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026
HF 922 · Relating to discrimination in the provision of financial services, and providing civil penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 10, 2026