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Welcome to IA State Legislation Watch!

This a new series where volunteers are attempting to keep an eye on newly proposed pieces of legislation and how it may impact our communities.

On each of these updates, we hope to share items we find concerning, why we find them concerning, and links directly to the item on the Iowa state legislative website for more information, as well as the sponsors of that legislation.

SF2003 and HF2121 (OPPOSE)

Bill is known as the “don’t say gay” legislation. Extends current law to include 7th through 12th graders.  Prohibits school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to sexual orientation or identity. 

Bill passed out of subcommittee and is in the Senate Education Committee.

Senate Education Committee members are:  Lynn Evans-R  Chair; Jeff Taylor-R Vice-Chair; Herman Quirmbach-D Ranking Member; Molly Donahue-D; Julian Garret-R; Jesse Green-R; Kerry Gruenhagen-R; Tim Kraayenbrink-R; Mike Pike-R; Ken Rozenboom-R; Sandy Salmon-R; Tom Shipley-R; Amy Sinclair-R; Sarah Trone Garriott-D; Cindy Winckler-D; Mike Zimmer-D.