Iowa bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Iowa SF 579
A bill for an act 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 provisions.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Mar 13, 2026): Fiscal note.
Text versions
- Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)
- Amendment S-5081
- Amendment S-5075
- Amendment H-8157
- Amendment H-8091
- Amendment H-8073
- Introduced
- Enrolled with Governor's Action
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Shall amendment S-5081 to amendment S-5075 be adopted? | fail | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Shall the bill pass? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Shall the motion to concur be adopted? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Mar 5, 2026 House | Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8157? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Mar 5, 2026 House | Shall the bill pass? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Mar 26, 2025 Senate | Shall the bill pass? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
Actions
- Mar 13, 2026 · Legislature
Fiscal note. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Governor. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Message from Senate. - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Immediate message. - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, yeas 29, nays 16. - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Senate concurred with S-5075. - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Amendment S-5081 to S-5075 filed, lost. - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Deferred. - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Message from House, with amendment S-5075. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Immediate message. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Passed House, yeas 60, nays 26. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8157 adopted. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Motion to suspend rules prevailed. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8157, yeas 60, nays 26. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Point of order raised on H-8157, ruled not germane. - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Amendments H-8073 and H-8091 withdrawn. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8157 filed. - Mar 2, 2026 · Legislature
Fiscal note. - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8091 filed. - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8073 filed. - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Placed on calendar. - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 1. Excused, 1. - Feb 24, 2026 · House
Committee report, recommending passage. - Feb 23, 2026 · Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage. - Feb 19, 2026 · Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/23/2026 4:00PM RM 103. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Subcommittee: Wheeler, Wichtendahl and Williams. - May 15, 2025 · House
Rereferred to Local Government. - Apr 10, 2025 · House
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. - Apr 1, 2025 · House
Placed on calendar. - Apr 1, 2025 · House
Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 1. Excused, 1. - Apr 1, 2025 · House
Committee report, recommending passage. - Apr 1, 2025 · Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage. - Mar 31, 2025 · Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 8:15AM RM 102. - Mar 31, 2025 · House
Subcommittee: Jones, Bloomingdale and Wichtendahl. - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Read first time, referred to Local Government. - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Message from Senate. - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Immediate message. - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Passed Senate, yeas 43, nays 4. - Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
Committee report, approving bill. - Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
Introduced, placed on calendar.