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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. (Formerly SSB 1184.) Effective date: 03/10/2026.

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Introduced by Local Government

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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. (Formerly SSB 1184.) Effective date: 03/10/2026.

Where it stands

Fiscal note.

March 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Shall the motion to concur be adopted? · March 9, 2026

29

Yes

16

No

5

Absent or Not Voting

50 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Catelin Drey1No
Jeff Taylor2Absent
Lynn Evans3Yes
Tim Kraayenbrink4Yes
Dave Rowley5Absent
Jason Schultz6Yes
Kevin Alons7Yes
Mark Costello8Yes
Tom Shipley9Yes
Dan Dawson10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 461.

  2. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 474.

  3. Passed Senate, yeas 43, nays 4. S.J. 652.

  4. Immediate message. S.J. 652.

  5. Message from Senate. H.J. 818.

  6. Read first time, referred to Local Government. H.J. 851.

  7. Subcommittee: Jones, Bloomingdale and Wichtendahl. H.J. 874.

  8. Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 8:15AM RM 102.

  9. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  10. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 878.

  11. Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 1. Excused, 1. H.J. 878.

  12. Placed on calendar. H.J. 878.

  13. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 928.

  14. Rereferred to Local Government. H.J. 1222.

  15. Subcommittee: Wheeler, Wichtendahl and Williams. H.J. 355.

  16. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/23/2026 4:00PM RM 103.

  17. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  18. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 414.

  19. Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 1. Excused, 1. H.J. 414.

  20. Placed on calendar. H.J. 414.

  21. Amendment H-8073 filed. H.J. 485.

  22. Amendment H-8091 filed. H.J. 486.

  23. Fiscal note.

  24. Amendment H-8157 filed. H.J. 571.

  25. Amendments H-8073 and H-8091 withdrawn. H.J. 598.

  26. Point of order raised on H-8157, ruled not germane. H.J. 598.

  27. Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8157, yeas 60, nays 26. H.J. 599.

  28. Motion to suspend rules prevailed. H.J. 599.

  29. Amendment H-8157 adopted. H.J. 599.

  30. Passed House, yeas 60, nays 26. H.J. 600.

  31. Immediate message. H.J. 601.

  32. Message from House, with amendment S-5075. S.J. 492.

  33. Deferred. S.J. 495.

  34. Amendment S-5081 to S-5075 filed, lost. S.J. 506.

  35. Senate concurred with S-5075. S.J. 507.

  36. Passed Senate, yeas 29, nays 16. S.J. 507.

  37. Immediate message. S.J. 508.

  38. Message from Senate. H.J. 605.

  39. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 551.

  40. Signed by Governor. S.J. 557.

  41. Fiscal note.

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