HF 856

signed by governor · signed 05/27/2025 · full text and history at the Legislature

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.

Recorded floor votes

Date	Chamber	Result	Yea	Nay
03/18/2025	House	PASSED	61	37	PDF
05/09/2025	Senate	not stated on the roll call	34	16	PDF
05/13/2025	House	PASSED	59	32	PDF

yea · nay · per-member votes appear on each legislator's page.

Who lobbied this bill

12 registered interests lobbied for, 18 against , and 11 registered on the bill without taking a side , from official declarations filed with the Legislature. Each organization is counted once, under its most recent filing on this bill ; 2 changed position during the session .

12 for

18 against

11 no side

For (12)

Against (18)

No side declared (11)

Iowa lets a lobbyist register on a bill as for, against, or undecided — "no side declared" means the interest was working the bill without a public position on the record.