What is the status of SF2003?

In committee as of January 21, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends passage. (January 21, 2026).

Where is the official record for SF2003?

On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2003&ga=91

Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly

Iowa SF2003: A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve

Q: What is SF2003?

SF2003 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve.

Q: What does SF2003 do?

In its own words: A bill FOR An Act prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve.

Status: In committee, January 21, 2026

An Act prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve.

What the bill says

A bill FOR An Act prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve.

From the introduced text, January 12, 2026:

A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5061XS (1) jda/jh S.F. 2003 Section 1. Section 256.11, subsection 4, paragraph a, subparagraph (6), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: (6) Age-appropriate Subject to section 279.80, age-appropriate and research-based human growth and development that incorporates. The human growth and development instruction shall incorporate the standards established under section 279.50, subsection 3, paragraph "b". Sec. 2. Section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph j, subparagraph (1), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: (1) One unit of health education which may include personal any of the food. (b) Food and nutrition; environmental. (c) Environmental health; safety. (d) Safety and survival skills; consumer. (e) Consumer health; family. (f) Family life; age-appropriate. (g) Subject to section 279.80, age-appropriate and research-based human growth and development that incorporates. The human growth and development instruction shall incorporate the standards established under section 279.50, subsection 3, paragraph "b"; substance. (h) Substance use disorder and nonuse; emotional. (i) Emotional and social health; health. (j) Health resources; cardiopulmonary. (k) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and prevention. (l) Prevention and …

Iowa SF2003: A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve

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