# Iowa HF 856: 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. (Formerly HSB 155.) Effective date: 05/27/2025, 07/01/2025. Iowa HF 856, 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. (Formerly HSB 155.) Effective date: 05/27/2025, 07/01/2025., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION; status signed, last action 2025-05-27 (Signed by Governor.) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF856-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa HF 856 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - 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. (Formerly HSB 155.) Effective date: 05/27/2025, 07/01/2025. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-07 - Last action: 2025-05-27, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (215 yes, 122 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-13 | House | Passed House | pass | 59 | 32 | | | 2025-05-09 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 34 | 16 | | | 2025-03-18 | legislature | Amendment H-1094 | pass | 61 | 37 | | | 2025-03-18 | House | Passed House | pass | 61 | 37 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-05-27: Signed by Governor. (House) - 2025-05-22: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. (House) - 2025-05-20: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-05-13: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-05-13: Passed House, yeas 59, nays 32. (House) - 2025-05-13: House concurred in Senate amendment H-1298. (House) - 2025-05-12: Senate amendment H-1298 filed. (House) - 2025-05-12: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-05-09: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 16. (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Amendment S-3149 filed, adopted. (Senate) - 2025-05-09: Amendment S-3073 adopted. (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Placed on calendar. (legislature) - 2025-04-07: Amendment S-3073 filed. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. (legislature) - 2025-03-31: Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 3:00PM Senate Lounge. (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Kraayenbrink, and Quirmbach. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Read first time, referred to Education. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-03-18: Passed House, yeas 61, nays 37. (House) - 2025-03-18: Amendment H-1094, yeas 61, nays 37, adopted. (House) - 2025-03-18: Amendment H-1087 withdrawn. (House) - 2025-03-17: Amendment H-1094 filed. (House) - 2025-03-13: Amendment H-1087 filed. (House) - 2025-03-07: Introduced, placed on calendar. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF856.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF856.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) 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(vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF856.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF856.pdf) ## Related - [HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2801-2025-2026) - [SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2472-2025-2026) - [HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ball…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2601-2025-2026) - [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Former…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2471-2025-2026) - [SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. 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