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  • Introduced
    Mar 02, 2023
  • Passed Senate
    Mar 22, 2023
  • Passed House
    Apr 04, 2023
  • Signed into Law
    May 26, 2023
SF 496
Iowa Senate Bill
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A bill for an act relating to children and students, including establishing a parent’s or guardian’s right to make decisions affecting the parent’s or guardian’s child, authorizing the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in a school district to enroll the student in another attendance center within the same school district in certain specified circumstances, prohibiting instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools in kindergarten through grade six, and modifying provisions related to student health screenings, school district library programs, the educational program provided to students enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools, other duties of school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, the department of education, the board of educational examiners, and the governing boards of charter schools and innovation zone schools, competent private instruction, and special education, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1145.) Effective date: 05/26/2023, 07/01/2023.
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Senate • May 26, 2023: Signed by Governor.
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  • May 26, 2023 | Senate
    • Signed by Governor.
  • May 11, 2023 | Senate
    • Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
  • Apr 24, 2023 | Senate
    • Message from House.
  • Apr 20, 2023 | House
    • Immediate message.
  • May 02, 2023 | House
    • Explanation of vote.
  • Apr 20, 2023 | House
    • Message from Senate.
    • Senate amendment H-1271 filed.
    • House concurred in amendment H-1271 to amendment S-3117.
    • Passed House, yeas 57, nays 38.
  • Apr 19, 2023 | Senate
    • Amendment S-3160 to S-3117 filed, adopted.
    • Senate concurred with S-3117, as amended.
    • Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 16.
    • Immediate message.
  • Apr 05, 2023 | Senate
    • Message from House, with amendment S-3117.
  • Apr 04, 2023 | House
    • Amendment H-1183 to amendment H-1173 filed, adopted.
    • Amendment H-1173 adopted, as amended.
    • Passed House, yeas 55, nays 42.
    • Immediate message.
  • Mar 30, 2023 | House
    • Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
    • Placed on calendar.
    • Committee amendment H-1173 filed.
  • Mar 29, 2023 | House
    • Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-2.
  • Mar 28, 2023 | House
    • Subcommittee Meeting: 03/29/2023 12:30PM RM 19.
  • Mar 27, 2023 | House
    • Subcommittee: Wheeler, Boden, Cahill, Holt and Matson.
  • Mar 23, 2023 | House
    • Message from Senate.
    • Read first time, referred to Education.
  • Mar 22, 2023 | Senate
    • Point of order raised, ruled not well taken.
    • Amendment S-3070 lost.
    • Amendment S-3069 lost.
    • Amendment S-3097 filed.
    • Amendment S-3104 to S-3097 filed, adopted.
    • Amendment S-3099 to S-3097 filed, adopted.
    • Amendment S-3097 adopted, as amended.
    • Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 16.
    • Immediate message.
  • Mar 20, 2023 | Senate
    • Fiscal note.
  • Mar 13, 2023 | Senate
    • Amendments S-3069 and S-3070 filed.
  • Mar 02, 2023 | Senate
    • Introduced, placed on calendar.
    • Committee report, approving bill.
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