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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 7, 2023 | IA | SF 482 | Requires Students Use the Same Restroom that Aligns with Their Sex at Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16) |
March 7, 2023 | IA | SF 538 | Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16) |
March 2, 2022 | IA | HF 2416 | Requires Student Athletes to Join Teams Based on Sex Assigned at Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 17) |
April 26, 2019 | IA | HF 766 | Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
March 8, 2016 | IA | SF 2284 | Amends Definition of Hate Crime to Include Gender Identity or Expression | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
March 17, 2015 | IA | SF 334 | Prohibits Sexual-Orientation Conversion Therapy for Minors | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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3/07 | SF 482 | Requires Students Use the Same Restroom that Aligns with Their Sex at Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16) |
3/07 | SF 538 | Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16) |
3/02 | HF 2416 | Requires Student Athletes to Join Teams Based on Sex Assigned at Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 17) |
4/26 | HF 766 | Establishes a Health and Human Services Budget for FY 2019-2020 | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 19) |
3/08 | SF 2284 | Amends Definition of Hate Crime to Include Gender Identity or Expression | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 21) |
3/17 | SF 334 | Prohibits Sexual-Orientation Conversion Therapy for Minors | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 24) |