Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF318: A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting discrimination based on an individualâs texture or style of hair
Status: In committee, February 20, 2025
An Act prohibiting discrimination based on an individualâs texture or style of hair.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act prohibiting discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair.
From the introduced text, February 13, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2263XS (1) cm/jh S.F. Section 1. Section 8A.416, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION. 8. For purposes of this section, "race" means the same as defined in section 216.2. Sec. 2. Section 15A.1, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: b. For purposes of this chapter, "economic development": (1) "Economic development" means private or joint public and private investment involving the creation of new jobs and income or the retention of existing jobs and income that would otherwise be lost. (2) "Race" means the same as defined in section 216.2. Sec. 3. Section 19B.1, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. "Race" means the same as defined in section 216.2. Sec. 4. Section 216.2, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsections: NEW SUBSECTION. 13A. "Natural or protective hairstyle" includes but is not limited to braids, locs, twists, tight coils or curls, cornrows, bantu knots, afros, and headwraps. NEW SUBSECTION. 16A. "Race" is a grouping of humans based upon physical traits commonly or historically associated with a group including but not limited …
Sponsors
- Izaah Knox (D, 17) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee: Schultz, Bousselot, and Knox. S.J. 326 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 267 .
Subjects: rights, school districts, Lottery, racial groups, discrimination, school boards, hair
Common questions
- What is SF318?
- SF318 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting discrimination based on an individualâs texture or style of hair.
- What does SF318 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act prohibiting discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair.
- What is the status of SF318?
- In committee as of February 20, 2025. Latest action: Subcommittee: Schultz, Bousselot, and Knox. S.J. 326 . (February 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF318?
- Izaah Knox (D, 17).
- Where is the official record for SF318?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0318&ga=91
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