Iowa bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Iowa HF 856
A bill for an act prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private cause of action, and including effective date provisions.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 27, 2025): Signed by Governor.
Text versions
- Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)
- Amendment H-1298
- Amendment S-3149
- Amendment S-3073
- Amendment H-1094
- Amendment H-1087
- Introduced
- Reprinted
- Enrolled with Governor's Action
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2025 House | Shall the bill pass? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| May 9, 2025 Senate | Shall the bill pass? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Mar 18, 2025 House | Shall amendment H-1094 be adopted? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Mar 18, 2025 House | Shall the bill pass? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
Actions
- May 27, 2025 · House
Signed by Governor. - May 22, 2025 · House
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. - May 13, 2025 · Senate
Message from House. - May 13, 2025 · House
Immediate message. - May 20, 2025 · House
Explanation of vote. - May 13, 2025 · House
Passed House, yeas 59, nays 32. - May 13, 2025 · House
House concurred in Senate amendment H-1298. - May 12, 2025 · House
Senate amendment H-1298 filed. - May 12, 2025 · House
Message from Senate. - May 9, 2025 · Senate
Immediate message. - May 9, 2025 · Senate
Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 16. - May 9, 2025 · Senate
Amendment S-3149 filed, adopted. - May 9, 2025 · Senate
Amendment S-3073 adopted. - Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. - Apr 7, 2025 · Legislature
Placed on calendar. - Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Amendment S-3073 filed. - Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. - Apr 1, 2025 · Legislature
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. - Mar 31, 2025 · Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 3:00PM Senate Lounge. - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Kraayenbrink, and Quirmbach. - Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Read first time, referred to Education. - Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Message from House. - Mar 18, 2025 · House
Immediate message. - Mar 18, 2025 · House
Passed House, yeas 61, nays 37. - Mar 18, 2025 · House
Amendment H-1094, yeas 61, nays 37, adopted. - Mar 18, 2025 · House
Amendment H-1087 withdrawn. - Mar 17, 2025 · House
Amendment H-1094 filed. - Mar 13, 2025 · House
Amendment H-1087 filed. - Mar 7, 2025 · House
Introduced, placed on calendar.