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IA HF2121

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/21/2026

Primary Sponsor

Helena Hayes

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Extends Iowa's existing prohibition on gender theory and sexual orientation instruction from kindergarten through grade 6 to now cover all grades through grade 12
  • Applies to school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, prohibiting programs, curriculum, tests, surveys, questionnaires, promotions, or instruction on these topics
  • Amends Section 279.80 of Iowa Code to expand the grade-level restriction from "kindergarten through grade six" to "kindergarten through grade twelve"
  • Requires human growth and development instruction in grades 7-12 to be subject to the new restrictions under Section 279.80
  • Modifies health education requirements for high school to separate human growth and development as a distinct category subject to the expanded prohibition

Legislative Description

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 theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve.(See HF 2338.)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2338.

2/6/2026

Committee Referrals

Education1/21/2026

Full Bill Text

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