IA SF 579

enacted

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.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did IA SF 579 pass?

Yes. IA SF 579 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Fiscal note.

What is IA SF 579 about?

IA SF 579 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.

Who sponsors IA SF 579?

COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT is the primary sponsor of IA SF 579.

Introduced: 2025-03-10
Latest action: 2026-03-13 — Fiscal note.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-13
Fiscal note.
2026-03-10
Signed by Governor.
executive-signature
2026-03-10
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
2026-03-09
Message from Senate.
2026-03-09
Immediate message.
2026-03-09
Passed Senate, yeas 29, nays 16.
passage
2026-03-09
Senate concurred with S-5075.
2026-03-09
Amendment S-5081 to S-5075 filed, lost.
2026-03-09
Deferred.
2026-03-09
Message from House, with amendment S-5075.
2026-03-05
Immediate message.
2026-03-05
Passed House, yeas 60, nays 26.
passage
2026-03-05
Amendment H-8157 adopted.
amendment-passage
2026-03-05
Motion to suspend rules prevailed.
2026-03-05
Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8157, yeas 60, nays 26.
2026-03-05
Point of order raised on H-8157, ruled not germane.
2026-03-05
Amendments H-8073 and H-8091 withdrawn.
2026-03-04
Amendment H-8157 filed.
amendment-introduction
2026-03-02
Fiscal note.
2026-03-02
Amendment H-8091 filed.
amendment-introduction
2026-03-02
Amendment H-8073 filed.
amendment-introduction
2026-02-24
Placed on calendar.
2026-02-24
Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 1. Excused, 1.
2026-02-24
Committee report, recommending passage.
committee-passage
2026-02-23
Subcommittee recommends passage.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-19
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/23/2026 4:00PM RM 103.
2026-02-19
Subcommittee: Wheeler, Wichtendahl and Williams.
2025-05-15
Rereferred to Local Government.
2025-04-10
Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
2025-04-01
Placed on calendar.
2025-04-01
Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 1. Excused, 1.
2025-04-01
Committee report, recommending passage.
committee-passage
2025-04-01
Subcommittee recommends passage.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-31
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 8:15AM RM 102.
2025-03-31
Subcommittee: Jones, Bloomingdale and Wichtendahl.
2025-03-26
Read first time, referred to Local Government.
reading-1
2025-03-26
Message from Senate.
2025-03-26
Immediate message.
2025-03-26
Passed Senate, yeas 43, nays 4.
passage
2025-03-10
Committee report, approving bill.
committee-passage
2025-03-10
Introduced, placed on calendar.
introduction

Versions

Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)Compare
Amendment S-5081Compare
Amendment S-5075Compare
Amendment H-8157Compare
Amendment H-8091Compare
Amendment H-8073Compare
IntroducedCompare
EnrolledCompare
Enrolled with Governor's ActionCompare
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Documents

Votes

Shall the bill pass?
2025-03-26 · pass · 43-4
Member-level votes (51)
- Alons: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Bisignano: yes
- Blake: yes
- Bousselot: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Costello: yes
- Dawson: yes
- De Witt: yes
- Dickey: yes
- Dotzler: yes
- Driscoll: yes
- Garrett: yes
- Green: yes
- Gruenhagen: yes
- Guth: yes
- Klimesh: yes
- Knox: yes
- Koelker: yes
- Kraayenbrink: yes
- McClintock: yes
- Pike: yes
- Reichman: yes
- Rowley: yes
- Rozenboom: yes
- Salmon: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Shipley: yes
- Sinclair: yes
- Sires: yes
- Staed: yes
- Sweeney: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Townsend: yes
- Trone: yes
- Garriott: yes
- Wahls: yes
- Warme: yes
- Webster: yes
- Weiner: yes
- Westrich: yes
- Whitver: yes
- Zimmer: yes
- Zumbach: yes
- Donahue: no
- Petersen: no
- Quirmbach: no
- Winckler: no
- Celsi: absent
- Evans: absent
- Lofgren: absent
Shall the bill pass?
2026-03-09 · pass · 29-16
Member-level votes (51)
- Alons: yes
- Bousselot: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Costello: yes
- Dawson: yes
- Dickey: yes
- Driscoll: yes
- Evans: yes
- Green: yes
- Gruenhagen: yes
- Guth: yes
- Klimesh: yes
- Koelker: yes
- Kraayenbrink: yes
- Lofgren: yes
- Pike: yes
- Reichman: yes
- Rozenboom: yes
- Salmon: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Shipley: yes
- Sinclair: yes
- Sires: yes
- Sweeney: yes
- Warme: yes
- Webster: yes
- Westrich: yes
- Whitver: yes
- Zumbach: yes
- Bennett: no
- Blake: no
- Donahue: no
- Dotzler: no
- Drey: no
- Hardman: no
- Knox: no
- Petersen: no
- Quirmbach: no
- Staed: no
- Townsend: no
- Trone: no
- Garriott: no
- Wahls: no
- Weiner: no
- Winckler: no
- Zimmer: no
- Bisignano: absent
- Garrett: absent
- McClintock: absent
- Rowley: absent
- Taylor: absent
Shall amendment S-5081 to amendment S-5075 be adopted?
2026-03-09 · fail · 16-29
Member-level votes (51)
- Knox: yes
- Petersen: yes
- Quirmbach: yes
- Staed: yes
- Townsend: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Blake: yes
- Donahue: yes
- Dotzler: yes
- Drey: yes
- Hardman: yes
- Trone: yes
- Garriott: yes
- Wahls: yes
- Weiner: yes
- Winckler: yes
- Zimmer: yes
- Alons: no
- Bousselot: no
- Campbell: no
- Costello: no
- Dawson: no
- Dickey: no
- Driscoll: no
- Evans: no
- Green: no
- Gruenhagen: no
- Guth: no
- Klimesh: no
- Koelker: no
- Kraayenbrink: no
- Lofgren: no
- Pike: no
- Reichman: no
- Rozenboom: no
- Salmon: no
- Schultz: no
- Shipley: no
- Sinclair: no
- Sires: no
- Sweeney: no
- Warme: no
- Webster: no
- Westrich: no
- Whitver: no
- Zumbach: no
- Bisignano: absent
- Garrett: absent
- McClintock: absent
- Rowley: absent
- Taylor: absent
Shall the motion to concur be adopted?
2026-03-09 · pass · 29-16
Member-level votes (51)
- Alons: yes
- Bousselot: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Costello: yes
- Dawson: yes
- Dickey: yes
- Driscoll: yes
- Evans: yes
- Green: yes
- Gruenhagen: yes
- Guth: yes
- Klimesh: yes
- Koelker: yes
- Kraayenbrink: yes
- Lofgren: yes
- Pike: yes
- Reichman: yes
- Rozenboom: yes
- Salmon: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Shipley: yes
- Sinclair: yes
- Sires: yes
- Sweeney: yes
- Warme: yes
- Webster: yes
- Westrich: yes
- Whitver: yes
- Zumbach: yes
- Bennett: no
- Blake: no
- Donahue: no
- Dotzler: no
- Drey: no
- Hardman: no
- Knox: no
- Petersen: no
- Quirmbach: no
- Staed: no
- Townsend: no
- Trone: no
- Garriott: no
- Wahls: no
- Weiner: no
- Winckler: no
- Zimmer: no
- Bisignano: absent
- Garrett: absent
- McClintock: absent
- Rowley: absent
- Taylor: absent

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