Inclusion on this list means the bill either directly targets LGBTQ Iowans, will have a primary impact on LGBTQ Iowans, or was created as a response to misinformation about LGBTQ Iowans. These are not the only bills we work on, but we consider them the most dangerous.
Note: Newer bills appear at the end of the list.
Last updated: 2/12/25
Threat levels are, in order:
Unknown, Low, Elevated, and High
HF80 & SF8
Context: Allows teachers and staff to misgender students, even if parents tell them not to
Status (House): Advanced out of subcommittee, eligible for debate in the House Education Committee
Status (Senate): Advanced out of subcommittee, eligible for debate in the Senate Education Committee
Sponsors (House):HAYES
Sponsors (Senate): GREEN
Threat Level: Elevated
HF51 & SF116
Context: “Obscenity” ban meant to include drag as “obscene”
Status (House): Introduced
Status (Senate): Advanced out of subcommittee, eligible for debate in the Senate Judiciary Committee
Sponsors (House): FETT
Sponsors (Senate): SALMON, CAMPBELL,WESTRICH,ALONS,GUTH,EVANS,PIKE,ROWLEY,TAYLOR and LOFGREN
Threat Level: Unknown
HF88
Context: Among other things, removes gender neutral language from world language courses and lifts the cap on the number of unrelated children that can be homeschooled by a single person. Removes science and social studies requirements for homeschooling in grades K-6.
Status (House): Cleared House Education Committee, now eligible for debate on the House floor
Sponsors (House): GUSTOFF, DUNWELL, FETT, GEHLBACH, HENDERSON, HOLT, GOLDING, BODEN, C.JOHNSON, and CISNEROS
Threat Level: High
HF269 / SF282
Context: Prevents any course Rep Collins disagrees with from being part of a requirement for any degree program
Status (House): Passed out of House Higher Education Committee, now eligible for debate on House floor
Status (Senate): Introduced
Sponsors (House): COLLINS
Sponsors (Senate): GREEN
Threat Level: Elevated
HF295
Context: Allows the attorney general to sue accrediting bodies if they remove accreditation from Iowa higher ed institutions who are out of compliance due to state laws
Status (House): Passed out of House Higher Education Committee, now eligible for debate on House floor
Sponsors (House): COLLINS
Threat Level: Elevated
HSB60
Context: Removes eligibility for the Iowa Tuition Grant from any institution with a diversity office
Status (House): Subcommittee assigned: Collins, Hora, Konfrst
Sponsors (House): COLLINS
Threat Level: Elevated
HSB61
Context: Prohibits community colleges from having diversity programming
Status (House): Subcommittee assigned: Collins, Hora, Kurth
Sponsors (House): COLLINS
Threat Level: Elevated
HSB63 & SF244
Context: Among other things, restricts regents universities from offering general education programs that include discussions of systemic sexism or racism, which would include all women’s and gender studies courses
Status (House): Advanced out of subcommittee, eligible for debate in the House Higher Education Committee
Status (Senate): Introduced
Sponsors (House): COLLINS
Sponsors (Senate): GREEN
Threat Level: Elevated
SF115
Context: Changes sex ed from opt out to opt in, prevents attendance at Safe Schools Governor’s Conference without explicit parental permission
Status (Senate): Cleared subcommittee, now eligible for debate in full Senate Education Committee
Sponsors (Senate): SALMON, CAMPBELL, WESTRICH, ALONS, GREEN, GUTH, EVANS, PIKE, ROWLEY, TAYLOR, and LOFGREN
Threat Level: Elevated
HSB84
Context: Don’t say gay/trans expansion to grades K-12
Status (House): Subcommittee assigned: Wheeler, Levin and Stone
Sponsors (House): WHEELER
Threat Level: Elevated
SF156
Context: Bathroom bill, all ages
Status (Senate): Introduced
Sponsors (House): WESTRICH
Threat Level: Elevated
SF220 & HSB139
Context: Allows healthcare providers, facilities, and insurance companies to deny both care and payment for procedures that they disagree with
Status House: Introduced
Status Senate: Subcommittee 2/11/25 @ 3:30 in Rm 115
Sponsors (House): TAYLOR
Sponsors (Senate): HOLT
Threat Level: High
HF274 & SF235
Context: Allows for obscenity charges for materials students view in libraries or at art exhibitions in legitimate educational settings. Chills speech.
Status House: Introduced
Status Senate: Introduced
Sponsors (House): HAYES
Sponsors (Senate): SALMON
Threat Level: Elevated
HF284 & SF238
Context: Allows for obscenity charges for materials students view in libraries or at art exhibitions in legitimate educational settings. Chills speech.
Status House: Introduced
Status Senate: Introduced
Sponsors (House): HAYES
Sponsors (Senate): SALMON
Threat Level: Elevated
SF236
Context: Allows for obscenity charges for materials students view in libraries or at art exhibitions in legitimate educational settings. Chills speech.
Status Senate: Introduced
Sponsors (Senate): SALMON
Threat Level: Elevated
HF274 & SF235
Context: Allows for obscenity charges for materials students view in libraries or at art exhibitions in legitimate educational settings. Chills speech.
Status House: Subcommittee Meeting: 02/17/2025 11:30AM RM 103.
Status Senate: Introduced
Sponsors (House): HAYES
Sponsors (Senate): SALMON
Threat Level: Elevated
HF284 & SF238
Context: Strips funding from libraries if they engage with free speech advocacy organizations like the American Library Association or pay dues to such an organization. Ultimately another way to weaken libraries and target them for having inclusive materials.
Status House: Introduced
Status Senate: Introduced
Sponsors (House): HAYES
Sponsors (Senate): SALMON
Threat Level: Low
SF236
Context: Allows foster and adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ parents
Status Senate: Introduced
Sponsors (Senate): SALMON
Threat Level: Elevated
HSB158
Context: Drag ban. Makes it illegal to perform or read in front of minors while “exhbiting a gender identity that is different from the sex assigned at birth”. Felony charge and $10,000 fine.
Status (House): Subcommittee 2/17/25 @ 12:30pm
Sponsors (House): WHEELER
Threat Level: Elevated