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Civil rights

114 bills in the 91st General Assembly, newest first.

New bills and every step they take, in your daily digest.

Narrower issues:Diversity, equity & inclusion · 20

HF 2711 · Relating to state policies and programs with race or gender requirementsSigned by GovernorJune 2, 2026
HF 2694 · Relating to the regulation of certain places and activities by the governorSigned by GovernorJune 2, 2026
HF 2695 · Relating to the application of foreign law and limiting changes in venue of civil actions, and including applicability provisionsSigned by GovernorJune 2, 2026
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 864 · Requiring persons who operate certain internet sites, applications, or a segment of an internet site or application that contains material pornographic for minors to perform reasonable age verificationSigned by GovernorJune 1, 2026
SF 2231 · Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students, modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, and modifying eligibility and participation requirements for certain education programs, preschool programs, and tax provisions, providing civil penalties, and including retroactive applicability provisionsSigned by GovernorMay 19, 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 2417 · Establishing requirements and guidelines for conversational AI services, and providing civil penalties, and including applicability provisionsSigned by GovernorMay 2, 2026
HF 2507 · Establishing requirements and guidelines for conversational AI services, and providing civil penalties, and including applicability provisionsWithdrawnApril 15, 2026
HF 2579 · Prohibiting disorderly conduct related to religious services, and providing penaltiesDied when the session endedMarch 11, 2026
SF 2380 · Relating to abusive litigation alleging internet site accessibility violations, and including applicability provisionsDied when the session endedMarch 10, 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
HF 2557 · Allowing a person to raise, guide, and instruct a child in a manner consistent with the child’s sexDied when the session endedMarch 4, 2026
HF 2336 · Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools and the duties of the department of education, and providing civil penaltiesDied when the session endedMarch 3, 2026
HF 2710 · Relating to the powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disasters, including a prohibition on regulating religious institutions and practicesDied when the session endedFebruary 24, 2026
HSB 726 · Relating to the powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disasters, including a prohibition on regulating religious institutions and practicesRenumbered as HF 2710February 24, 2026
HSB 668 · Relating to state policies, programs, and licenses with race, gender, or citizenship requirementsRenumbered as HF 2711February 24, 2026
HSB 647 · Relating to chatbots, including deployer requirements and interactions with minorsRenumbered as HF 2715February 24, 2026
HSB 750 · Relating to business entity-owned residential arrangements, and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as HF 2698February 23, 2026
HF 2145 · Relating to the regulation of places and practices of worship by the governorRenumbered as HF 2694February 23, 2026
SF 2415 · Relating to provider requirements concerning the mental health of users of an artificial intelligence chatbot, and providing civil penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 19, 2026
SF 2398 · Relating to the defense of justification for violent crimesDied when the session endedFebruary 19, 2026
HF 2606 · Requiring persons who operate certain internet sites, applications, or a segment of an internet site or application that contains material pornographic for minors to perform reasonable age verificationDied when the session endedFebruary 19, 2026
HF 2599 · Relating to the right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 19, 2026
HF 2333 · Relating to the right of access for persons with disabilities and service animals and modifying penaltiesRenumbered as HF 2599February 19, 2026
HF 2274 · Requiring persons who operate certain internet sites, applications, or a segment of an internet site or application that contains material pornographic for minors to perform reasonable age verificationRenumbered as HF 2606February 19, 2026
SSB 3174 · Relating to abusive litigation alleging internet site accessibility violations, and including applicability provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 18, 2026
SF 2357 · Relating to the rules of statutory construction for the definition of a personDied when the session endedFebruary 17, 2026
HF 2544 · Requiring annual reports on and the prohibition of antisemitism in community colleges, regents institutions, and public school districtsDied when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026
HF 2541 · Relating to local laws implementing the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965Died when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026
SF 2336 · Requiring annual reports on and the prohibition of antisemitism in community colleges, regents institutions, and public school districtsDied when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026
HSB 664 · Relating to local laws implementing the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965Renumbered as HF 2541February 16, 2026
HSB 669 · Allowing a person to raise, guide, and instruct a child in a manner consistent with the child’s sexRenumbered as HF 2557February 16, 2026
SF 2119 · Relating to obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutionsDied when the session endedFebruary 16, 2026
SF 2197 · Relating to app store provider and app developer requirements concerning minor users, and providing civil penalties, and including applicability provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 13, 2026
HF 2437 · Relating to the use of an electronic device by deaf or hard-of-hearing persons to communicate in American sign language while driving, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 12, 2026
SF 2300 · Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools and the duties of the department of education, and providing civil penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 12, 2026
HF 2368 · Relating to the Iowa medical freedom Act, including limitations on requiring medical interventions by businesses, governmental entities, and educational institutions, modifying state authority during public health disasters, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 12, 2026
SF 2062 · Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools and the duties of the department of education, and providing civil penaltiesRenumbered as SF 2300February 12, 2026
SF 2271 · Relating to captioning requirements for motion picture theatersDied when the session endedFebruary 11, 2026
SF 2278 · Prohibiting personalized algorithmic pricing and surveillance pricing at certain food retail establishments, and providing civil penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 11, 2026
HF 2407 · Relating to civil remedies for deprivation of constitutional rights; immigration enforcement limitations in hospitals, licensed child care centers, and public institutions of higher education; and protections against civil arrest at courthouses; and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 11, 2026
HF 922 · Relating to discrimination in the provision of financial services, and providing civil penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 10, 2026
SF 2237 · Relating to closed captioning in places of public accommodation, and providing for civil penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 9, 2026
HJR 2007 · Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of the people to a clean environmentDid not passFebruary 6, 2026
HF 2106 · Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the protected speech and expression rights of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools and the duties of the department of education, and providing civil penaltiesRenumbered as HF 2336February 6, 2026
SF 2211 · Relating to the Iowa medical freedom Act, including limitations on requiring medical interventions by businesses, governmental entities, and educational institutions, modifying state authority during public health disasters, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 5, 2026
HF 2204 · Relating to the requirements for chatbot deployers, including required protocols, limitations on data collection, and requirements for minors to interact with artificial intelligence companions and therapeutic chatbots, and providing civil penalties, punitive penalties, and civil causes of actionDied when the session endedJanuary 29, 2026
SF 2059 · Relating to prohibitions and requirements for state entities concerning certain actions of appointed officers of the executive branch, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedJanuary 27, 2026
SJR 2006 · Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to medical treatmentDid not passJanuary 22, 2026
SF 2054 · Related to bankruptcy and personal property exemption amounts and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedJanuary 21, 2026
HF 2082 · Relating to restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence, and creating a civil cause of actionDied when the session endedJanuary 15, 2026
HF 2087 · Relating to the powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disasters, including a prohibition on regulating religious institutions and practicesDied when the session endedJanuary 15, 2026
HF 437 · Establishing a center for intellectual freedom at the university of IowaSigned by GovernorJune 11, 2025
HF 870 · Relating to students who attend a course in religious instruction that is provided by a private organization, including by modifying provisions related to compulsory education and chronic absenteeismSigned by GovernorJune 6, 2025
SF 288 · Relating to students who are pregnant or who recently gave birth who attend state institutions of higher education governed by the board of regents and community collegesSigned by GovernorJune 6, 2025
HF 856 · Prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private cause of action, and including effective date provisionsSigned by GovernorMay 27, 2025
HF 472 · Creating a special motion for expedited relief in actions involving the exercise of the right of freedom of speech and of the press, the right to assemble and petition, and the right of association, and including applicability provisionsSigned by GovernorMay 19, 2025
SF 47 · Creating a special motion for expedited relief in actions involving the exercise of the right of freedom of speech and of the press, the right to assemble and petition, and the right of association, and including applicability provisionsWithdrawnApril 16, 2025
SF 180 · Relating to the right to refuse certain medical services for reasons of conscienceDied when the session endedMarch 26, 2025
SF 507 · Restricting county and city diversity, equity, and inclusion programsDied when the session endedMarch 25, 2025
HF 269 · Prohibiting certain requirements for students and faculty at regents institutions relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory and including applicability provisionsDied when the session endedMarch 18, 2025
HF 594 · Relating to discrimination in the provision of financial services, and providing civil penaltiesRenumbered as HF 922March 12, 2025
HF 845 · Relating to elective social studies courses emphasizing religious scripture that school districts may offer and teachDied when the session endedMarch 7, 2025
HSB 218 · Relating to students who attend a course in religious instruction that is provided by a private organization, including by modifying provisions related to compulsory education and chronic absenteeism and allowing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to adopt policies related to awarding academic credit for the completion of a course in religious instructionRenumbered as HF 870March 7, 2025
HF 823 · Relating to unpaid leave for appointments with a county commission of veteran affairsDied when the session endedMarch 6, 2025
HSB 294 · Relating to artificial intelligence, including the use of artificial intelligence to create materials related to elections and protections in interactions with artificial intelligence systems, and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedMarch 6, 2025
SSB 1184 · Relating to local civil rights commissions and local civil rights agenciesRenumbered as SF 579March 6, 2025
HF 798 · Relating to parental authorization for minors to create accounts on social media platforms, providing civil penalties, and including applicability provisionsDied when the session endedMarch 5, 2025
HF 406 · Relating to restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence, and creating a civil cause of actionDied when the session endedMarch 5, 2025
HF 278 · Relating to parental authorization for minors to create accounts on social media platforms, providing civil penalties, and including applicability provisionsRenumbered as HF 798March 5, 2025
SF 208 · Providing that sexual attraction to minors is not a protected class for purposes of the Iowa civil rights ActDied when the session endedMarch 4, 2025
HF 709 · Relating to local civil rights agencies and commissionsDied when the session endedMarch 3, 2025
SSB 1150 · Restricting county and city diversity, equity, and inclusion programsRenumbered as SF 507March 3, 2025
SF 364 · Modifying the periods of time to bring certain civil actions by victims of sexual abuse and other sexual offenses that occurred when the victim was a minor, entitling certain cases to a preference in trial order, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedMarch 3, 2025
SF 280 · Relating to students who attend a course in religious instruction that is provided by a private organization, including by modifying provisions related to compulsory education and chronic absenteeism and allowing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to adopt policies related to awarding academic credit for the completion of a course in religious instructionDied when the session endedMarch 3, 2025
HF 689 · Relating to landlords and tenants, including the source of income tenants use for rent paymentsDied when the session endedFebruary 28, 2025
HF 676 · Requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on pregnancy or childbirth and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 28, 2025
HF 671 · Relating to eligible parties to a valid marriageDied when the session endedFebruary 28, 2025
SF 418 · Relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records, gender identity under the Iowa civil rights Act, and school curricula related to gender theorySigned by GovernorFebruary 28, 2025
HF 583 · Relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records, gender identity under the Iowa civil rights Act, and school curricula related to gender theoryWithdrawnFebruary 27, 2025
SF 236 · Relating to certain sincerely held religious or moral beliefs of child foster care providers and prospective adoptive parentsRenumbered as SF 473February 27, 2025
SF 8 · Prohibiting school districts and charter schools from taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, or students for the use of legal names, the use of student names as listed in school registration forms or records, or for the failure to use personal pronouns in official communications, and providing civil penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 27, 2025
SF 443 · Relating to certain commercial entities who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet, and providing civil penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 26, 2025
HF 609 · Relating to the use of certain psychoactive substances under the religious freedom restoration ActDied when the session endedFebruary 26, 2025
HSB 212 · Relating to affirmative action and equal opportunity requirements for state and certain educational entitiesDied when the session endedFebruary 26, 2025
HF 451 · Prohibiting the state or a political subdivision of the state from entering into contracts with, or providing tax incentives or specified benefits to, certain companies that censor online content, and including effective date and applicability provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 26, 2025
SF 220 · Relating to protections for medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penaltiesDied when the session endedFebruary 26, 2025
SF 235 · Relating to obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutionsDied when the session endedFebruary 25, 2025
SF 420 · Relating to Native American mascots in schoolsDied when the session endedFebruary 24, 2025
HSB 242 · Relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records, gender identity under the Iowa civil rights Act, and school curricula related to gender theoryRenumbered as HF 583February 24, 2025
HF 560 · Relating to the rights of parents, guardians, and minors including those relating to gender transition procedure-related activities for minors, and providing effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 24, 2025
HSB 139 · Relating to protections for medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penaltiesRenumbered as HF 571February 24, 2025
SF 401 · Relating to the defenses of justification and diminished capacity for certain violent crimesDied when the session endedFebruary 20, 2025
HF 521 · Relating to obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutionsDied when the session endedFebruary 20, 2025
HF 274 · Relating to obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutionsRenumbered as HF 521February 20, 2025
HF 462 · Modifying the periods of time to bring civil actions by victims of sexual abuse and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 19, 2025
HSB 116 · Creating a special motion for expedited relief in actions involving the exercise of the right of freedom of speech and of the press, the right to assemble and petition, and the right of association, and including applicability provisionsRenumbered as HF 472February 19, 2025
SF 334 · Creating a special motion for expedited relief in actions involving the exercise of the right of freedom of speech and of the press, the right to assemble and petition, and the right of association, and including effective date and applicability provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 17, 2025
HF 431 · Modifying the periods of time to bring civil actions by victims of sexual abuse, human trafficking, or sexual exploitation, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 17, 2025
SJR 5 · Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa eliminating involuntary servitude as a punishment for crimeDid not passFebruary 13, 2025
SF 318 · Prohibiting discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hairDied when the session endedFebruary 13, 2025
SF 12 · Relating to students who are pregnant or who recently gave birth who attend state institutions of higher education governed by the board of regents and community collegesRenumbered as SF 288February 12, 2025
HF 280 · Relating to the regulation of places and practices of worship by the governorDied when the session endedFebruary 10, 2025
HSB 53 · Prohibiting certain requirements for students and faculty at regents institutions relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory and including applicability provisionsRenumbered as HF 269February 6, 2025
SF 190 · Establishing certain privileges for communications made regarding incidents of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination and creating a special motion for expedited relief in such actionsDied when the session endedFebruary 3, 2025
SF 187 · Relating to wage discrimination under the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965 and making penalties applicableDied when the session endedFebruary 3, 2025
SF 184 · Modifying the periods of time to bring civil actions by victims of sexual abuse, human trafficking, or sexual exploitationDied when the session endedFebruary 3, 2025
SF 156 · Relating to policies for certain private spaces in facilities of public entities, providing penalties, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedJanuary 29, 2025
HF 103 · Relating to students who are pregnant or who recently gave birth who attend state institutions of higher education governed by the board of regents and community collegesDied when the session endedJanuary 28, 2025
HF 80 · Prohibiting school districts and charter schools from taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, or students for the use of legal names, the use of student names as listed in school registration forms or records, or for the failure to use personal pronouns in official communications, and providing civil penaltiesDied when the session endedJanuary 28, 2025
SF 134 · Requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on pregnancy or childbirth and providing civil penaltiesDied when the session endedJanuary 23, 2025
SF 67 · Modifying the periods of time to bring certain civil actions, including by victims of sexual abuse, minors, and persons with mental illness, entitling certain cases to a preference in trial order, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedJanuary 17, 2025