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IA HSB242
SB
Status
2/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary
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AI Summary
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Establishes statutory definitions requiring "sex" to mean biological sex as male or female observed at birth, with "female" defined by reproductive capacity to produce ova and "male" by capacity to produce sperm
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Removes "gender identity" as a protected class under the Iowa Civil Rights Act (Code chapter 216), eliminating anti-discrimination protections in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, and credit based on gender identity
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Requires birth certificates to include sex designation based on biological sex at birth; new certificates issued after adoption or sex change surgery must still reflect the person's sex at birth
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Prohibits school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing instruction on "gender theory" or sexual orientation to students in kindergarten through grade six, replacing the current prohibition on "gender identity" instruction
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Defines "gender theory" as the concept that an individual may identify as a gender incongruent with their biological sex, including concepts about puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgical procedures for gender transition
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person's sex on certain vital records, gender identity under the Iowa civil rights Act, and school curricula related to gender theory.(See HF 583.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 583.
2/24/2025