Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SF 8 — A bill for an act 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 penalties.

Last action — Referred to Education.

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to Education.

  2. Committee report, recommending passage.

  3. Placed on calendar.

  4. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  5. Subcommittee Meeting: 01/30/2025 11:00AM Room 315.

  6. Subcommittee: Green, Donahue, and Pike.

  7. Introduced, referred to Education.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights labor education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SF 8?
SF 8 is sponsored by Jesse Green (Republican).
What is the current status of SF 8?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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