HF709 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to local civil rights agencies and commissions.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: SHIPLEY
Last action: 2025-03-03
Official status: Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 483 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to local civil rights agencies and commissions.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to local civil rights agencies and commissions.

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Bill History

2025-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 483 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to local civil rights agencies and commissions.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

709

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

709

BY

SHIPLEY

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

local

civil

rights

agencies

and

commissions.

1

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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H.F.

709

Section

1.

Section

216.19,

subsection

2,

Code

2025,

is

1

amended

by

striking

the

subsection.

2

EXPLANATION

3

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

4

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

5

This

bill

removes

the

requirement

that

a

city

with

a

6

population

of

29,000

people

or

greater

maintain

an

independent

7

local

civil

rights

agency

or

commission.

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