Iowa Senate version of a bill ending civil rights protections for transgender Iowans advances
Iowa Senate lawmakers advanced a bill that would eliminate civil rights protections for transgender people, mirroring legislation passed by a panel of House lawmakers Monday despite the protest of hundreds of Iowans.
Iowa bill removing gender identity from civil rights code moves forward in key subcommittee
DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) -The push to remove additional civil rights protections for transgender Iowans advanced another step Tuesday. A senate subcommittee approved the change which would remove gender identity from the state civil rights code.
Iowa protestors rally at Statehouse for second day against bill threatening transgender rights
"Families just like mine will be stripped of our basic freedoms," Vernon Gonzalez from Des Moines said. "We'll be stripped of housing and health care. Will be stripped of the ability to move through our communities safely and with courage.
Capitol Notebook: GOP pitch to remove gender ID from Civil Rights Act moving in Senate, too
Also, Iowa House Republicans advanced a series of bills addressing carbon capture pipelines and landowner rights
Bill removing transgender protections from Iowa Civil Rights Act could move quickly
Tuesday marked a second straight day of protests at the state capitol in Des Moines.The crowds were smaller Tuesday compared to monday -- but the fight continue
Hundreds protest against bill seeking to end civil rights protections for trans Iowans
Hundreds gathered inside the Iowa State Capitol to protest against a bill that would eliminate civil rights protections against trans people.
Iowa Republicans back a bill that would strip gender identity from the state's civil rights code
Several protesters were arrested at the Iowa state Capitol as Republican lawmakers advanced a bill that would strip the state civil rights code of protections based on gender identity
Over fierce objections, Iowa GOP moves closer to ending trans civil rights protections
Iowa Republicans are moving closer to removing gender identity from Iowa's civil rights law as transgender Iowans pleaded with them to reconsider.
Protests continue at Iowa Statehouse over gender identity bill
The PC leader defended his party's record but also said that OKLAHOMA CITY – A bipartisan coalition of state senators rebuffed a bill that could have subjected women who receive an abortion to the death penalty,
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Bill to ban obscene material in Iowa libraries advances
A bill that would ban obscene material from public libraries passed out of subcommittee today in the Iowa senate.
Iowa bill aims to ban diversity programs in schools, allow lawsuits for violations
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Subcommittee hearing for Iowa bill to authorize purchase of 9 Minnesota counties canceled
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Sweeney from the Iowa Senate: Week 6 Session 2025
Thank you to Rep. Mike Sexton for the easy to understand explanation of the bill movement process. “Friday, Feb. 14, was the last day individual Representatives and Senators are able to have a bill ...