Iowa · Bill 856 · 91st General Assembly

A bill for an act prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private…

HF 856 Sponsored by Committee on Education Became law

  1. Introduced Mar 7, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 19, 2025
  3. Passed the House Mar 18, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate May 9, 2025
  5. To the governor May 22, 2025
  6. Became law May 27, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

A bill for an act prohibiting public entities from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private cause of action, and including effective date provisions.

Every action

29 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 21 earlier steps
  1. HouseIntroduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 562.
  2. HouseAmendment H-1087 filed. H.J. 659.
  3. HouseAmendment H-1094 filed. H.J. 677.
  4. HouseAmendment H-1087 withdrawn. H.J. 704.
  5. HouseAmendment H-1094, yeas 61, nays 37, adopted. H.J. 704.
  6. HousePassed House, yeas 61, nays 37. H.J. 705.
  7. HouseImmediate message. H.J. 717.
  8. SenateMessage from House. S.J. 572.
  9. CommitteeRead first time, referred to Education. S.J. 572. · Senate Education
  10. CommitteeSubcommittee: Rozenboom, Kraayenbrink, and Quirmbach. S.J. 654. · Senate Education
  11. CommitteeSubcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 3:00PM Senate Lounge. · Senate Education
  12. CommitteeSubcommittee recommends amendment and passage. · Senate Education
  13. CommitteeCommittee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 717. · Senate Education
  14. SenateAmendment S-3073 filed. S.J. 717.
  15. SenatePlaced on calendar.
  16. SenatePlaced on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 758.
  17. SenateAmendment S-3073 adopted. S.J. 950.
  18. SenateAmendment S-3149 filed, adopted. S.J. 950.
  19. SenatePassed Senate, yeas 34, nays 16. S.J. 950.
  20. SenateImmediate message. S.J. 951.
  21. HouseMessage from Senate. H.J. 1115.
  1. HouseSenate amendment H-1298 filed. H.J. 1145.
  2. HouseHouse concurred in Senate amendment H-1298. H.J. 1152.
  3. HousePassed House, yeas 59, nays 32. H.J. 1152.
  4. HouseImmediate message. H.J. 1154.
  5. SenateMessage from House. S.J. 986.
  6. HouseExplanation of vote. H.J. 1223.
  7. HouseReported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1224.
  8. GovernorSigned by Governor. H.J. 1227.

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 4 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Shall amendment H–1094 be adopted? · Full House

Passed 61–37
Mar 18, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 61 No 37 Not voting 1
Democrats: 0 yes, 33 no Republicans: 61 yes, 4 no
How each member voted

Yes · 61

No · 37

Absent · 1

Shall the bill pass? · Full House

Passed 61–37
Mar 18, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 61 No 37 Not voting 1
Democrats: 0 yes, 33 no Republicans: 61 yes, 4 no
How each member voted

Yes · 61

No · 37

Absent · 1

Shall the bill pass? · Full Senate

Passed 34–16
May 9, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 34 No 16
Democrats: 0 yes, 16 no Republicans: 34 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 34

No · 16

Shall the bill pass? · Full House

Passed 59–32
May 13, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 59 No 32 Not voting 9
Democrats: 0 yes, 29 no Republicans: 59 yes, 3 no
How each member voted

Yes · 59

No · 32

Absent · 9

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 7, 2025 Senate Education Committee recommendation: AMEND AND DO PASS, AS PROVIDED IN AMENDMENT S–3073
Members

Yes · 11

No · 5

 11–5

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it.

  • Co Committee on Education Sponsoring committee

From Iowa's official records (www.legis.iowa.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.