Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HSB 84 — A bill for an act prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender identity or sexual orientation to students in grades seven through twelve.

Last action — Subcommittee recommends passage.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill extends the prohibition on education relating to gender identity and sexual orientation from students in kindergarten through grade six to students in grades seven through twelve.

  • Section 279.80, subsection 2

    A school district shall not provide any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender identity or sexual orientation to students in kindergarten through grade six. → A school district shall not provide any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender identity or sexual orientation to students in kindergarten through grade six twelve.

    This change prohibits education on gender identity and sexual orientation for students up to grade twelve.

Action History

  1. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  2. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2025 12:30PM RM 103.

  3. Subcommittee: Wheeler, Levin and Stone.

  4. Introduced, referred to Education.

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HSB 84?
HSB 84 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.
What is the current status of HSB 84?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 23, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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