Iowa Senate passes bill limiting local civil rights commissions, bill heads to governor's desk

Iowa Senate approves bill to restrict local governments from offering civil rights, transgender protections

The Iowa Senate passed a bill on Monday that would prohibit local governments from offering civil rights protections to groups not protected under state law, which includes the transgender community. Signed into law in February 2025, Iowa lawmakers removed gender identity as a protected class from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, ending nearly two decades of statewide protection against discrimination for transgender and nonbinary Iowans. The change m…

Iowa Senate sends bill restricting local civil rights protections to governor

Iowa lawmakers sent legislation to the governor's desk to restrict the ability of local governments from establishing civil rights protections that are not included in state law, a move opponents said would primarily affect transgender Iowans. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)Iowa senators sent a bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk Monday that would prevent local governments from providing civil rights protections to groups not protected …

Iowa Senate passes bill limiting local civil rights commissions, bill heads to governor's desk

The Iowa Senate has passed a bill that prevents cities and counties from forming local civil rights commissions and sent it to the governor's desk for approval.