Iowa legislature introduces eight anti-LGBTQIA+ laws in past week
Within the past week, eight new anti-LGBTQIA+ bills have been introduced into the Iowa legislature by various Iowa legislators.
“We knew we had not seen the end of legislation which targets LGBTQ Iowans,” said Courtney Reyes, executive director for One Iowa Action. “Once again, instead of concentrating on jobs, infrastructure or education, they are focused on stripping rights and access to information from Iowans.”
HF2201 was introduced on Jan. 31 by Rep. Sandy Salmon, Rep. Jeff Shipley, Rep. Dean Fisher, Rep. Terry Baxter, Rep. Phil Thompson, Rep. David Kerr, Rep. Tom Jeneary, Rep. Steven Holt, Rep. Skyler Wheeler, Rep. Thomas Gerhold, Rep. Tedd Gassman, Rep. Anne Osmundson and Rep. Jon Jacobsen.
This bill requires school districts to provide notification and information relating to, and allows pupils to be excused from, any program, curriculum, material, test, survey, questionnaire, activity, announcement, promotion or instruction of any kind relating to sexual orientation or gender identity.
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