Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2063: A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting courses and content relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory in general education requirements and core curricula at regents institutions
Status: In committee, February 12, 2026
An Act prohibiting courses and content relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory in general education requirements and core curricula at regents institutions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act prohibiting courses and content relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory in general education requirements and core curricula at regents institutions.
From the introduced text, January 15, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting courses and content relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory in general education requirements and core curricula at regents institutions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5247XS (1) je/ns S.F. 2063 Section 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Stop Woke Act". Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 262.100 Standards for undergraduate general education courses. 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: a. "Diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory-related content" means content that does one or more of the following: (1) Promotes the idea that racially neutral or colorblind laws, policies, or institutions perpetuate oppression; injustice; race-based privilege, including white supremacy or white privilege; or inequity by failing to actively differentiate on the basis of race, sex, or gender. (2) Promotes the differential treatment of any individual or groups of individuals based on race or ethnicity in contemporary American society. (3) Promotes the idea that a student is biased on account of the student's race or sex. (4) Relates any of the following topics to contemporary American society: critical theory, whiteness, systemic racism, institutional racism, antiracism, microaggressions, systemic bias, implicit bias, unconscious bias, intersectionality, gender identity, social justice, cultural competence, allyship, race-based reparations, race-based privilege, …
Sponsors
- Sandy Salmon (R, 29) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2303 . S.J. 282 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2026 12:00PM Room 315.
- : Subcommittee: Salmon, Pike, and Quirmbach. S.J. 141 .
- : Introduced, referred to Education. S.J. 103 .
Subjects: education, equity, racial groups, colleges and universities, diversity, regents board, discrimination, curricula
Common questions
- What is SF2063?
- SF2063 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting courses and content relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory in general education requirements and core curricula at regents institutions.
- What does SF2063 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act prohibiting courses and content relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory in general education requirements and core curricula at regents institutions.
- What is the status of SF2063?
- In committee as of February 12, 2026. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2303 . S.J. 282 . (February 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2063?
- Sandy Salmon (R, 29).
- Where is the official record for SF2063?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2063&ga=91
Source: official Iowa record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.