Iowa Senate Bill 496 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on May 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-26 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 1087.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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.

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.

Senate Education Committee

2023-04-20 - House - Shall the bill pass? (Y: 57 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-04-20 - House - Shall the bill pass? (Y: 57 N: 38 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-04-19 - Senate - Shall amendment S–3160 to House amendment S–3117 be adopted? (Y: 34 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-04-19 - Senate - Shall the motion to concur be adopted? (Y: 34 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-19 - Senate - Shall the bill pass? (Y: 34 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-19 - Senate - Shall amendment S–3160 to House amendment S–3117 be adopted? (Y: 34 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-04-04 - House - Shall the bill pass? (Y: 55 N: 42 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-03-22 - Senate - Shall amendment S–3070 to amendment S–3069 be adopted? (Y: 16 N: 34 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-03-22 - Senate - Shall the bill pass? (Y: 34 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-22 - Senate - Shall amendment S–3104 to amendment S–3097 be adopted? (Y: 33 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-22 - Senate - Shall amendment S–3070 to amendment S–3069 be adopted? (Y: 16 N: 34 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-03-02 - Senate - Senate Education Report (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
Senate - Shall the bill pass? (Y: 34 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
Senate - Shall the bill pass? (Y: 34 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
Senate - Shall amendment S–3160 to House amendment S–3117 be adopted? (Y: 34 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
Senate - Shall amendment S–3070 to amendment S–3069 be adopted? (Y: 16 N: 34 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
Senate - Shall the motion to concur be adopted? (Y: 34 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
Senate - Shall the bill pass? (Y: 34 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
Senate - Shall the bill pass? (Y: 34 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
Senate - Shall amendment S–3160 to House amendment S–3117 be adopted? (Y: 34 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
Senate - Shall amendment S–3104 to amendment S–3097 be adopted? (Y: 34 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
Senate - Shall amendment S–3070 to amendment S–3069 be adopted? (Y: 16 N: 34 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
Senate - Senate Education Report (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-26	Senate	Signed by Governor. S.J. 1087.
2023-05-11	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1086.
2023-04-24	Senate	Message from House. S.J. 922.
2023-04-20	House	Immediate message. H.J. 901.
2023-05-02	House	Explanation of vote. H.J. 977.
2023-04-20	House	Passed House, yeas 57, nays 38. H.J. 899.
2023-04-20	House	House concurred in amendment H-1271 to amendment S-3117. H.J. 899.
2023-04-20	House	Senate amendment H-1271 filed. H.J. 901.
2023-04-20	House	Message from Senate. H.J. 892.
2023-04-19	Senate	Immediate message. S.J. 863.
2023-04-19	Senate	Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 16. S.J. 863.
2023-04-19	Senate	Senate concurred with S-3117, as amended. S.J. 862.
2023-04-19	Senate	Amendment S-3160 to S-3117 filed, adopted. S.J. 861.
2023-04-05	Senate	Message from House, with amendment S-3117. S.J. 740.
2023-04-04	House	Immediate message. H.J. 771.
2023-04-04	House	Passed House, yeas 55, nays 42. H.J. 770.
2023-04-04	House	Amendment H-1173 adopted, as amended. H.J. 770.
2023-04-04	House	Amendment H-1183 to amendment H-1173 filed, adopted. H.J. 770.
2023-03-30	House	Committee amendment H-1173 filed. H.J. 750.
2023-03-30	House	Placed on calendar. H.J. 748.
2023-03-30	House	Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 748.
2023-03-29	House	Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-2.
2023-03-28	House	Subcommittee Meeting: 03/29/2023 12:30PM RM 19.
2023-03-27	House	Subcommittee: Wheeler, Boden, Cahill, Holt and Matson. H.J. 735.
2023-03-23	House	Read first time, referred to Education. H.J. 730.
2023-03-23	House	Message from Senate. H.J. 729.
2023-03-22	Senate	Immediate message. S.J. 672.
2023-03-22	Senate	Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 16. S.J. 671.
2023-03-22	Senate	Amendment S-3097 adopted, as amended. S.J. 671.
2023-03-22	Senate	Amendment S-3099 to S-3097 filed, adopted. S.J. 671.
2023-03-22	Senate	Amendment S-3104 to S-3097 filed, adopted. S.J. 670.
2023-03-22	Senate	Amendment S-3097 filed. S.J. 670.
2023-03-22	Senate	Amendment S-3069 lost. S.J. 670.
2023-03-22	Senate	Amendment S-3070 lost. S.J. 669.
2023-03-22	Senate	Point of order raised, ruled not well taken. S.J. 669.
2023-03-20	Senate	Fiscal note.
2023-03-13	Senate	Amendments S-3069 and S-3070 filed. S.J. 556.
2023-03-02	Senate	Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 467.
2023-03-02	Senate	Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 461.

SSB1145 (Related) 2023-03-02 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 496.
HSB222 (Related) 2023-03-02 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=90&ba=SF496
Text	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/SF496.html
Text	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/SF496.html
Text	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF496.html
Supplement	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/FN/1370427.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/20230302_SJNL.pdf#467
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/20230322_SJNL.pdf#669
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/20230322_SJNL.pdf#670
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/20230322_SJNL.pdf#671
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/HJNL/20230404_HJNL.pdf#770
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/20230419_SJNL.pdf#861
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/20230419_SJNL.pdf#863
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/20230419_SJNL.pdf#862
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/HJNL/20230420_HJNL.pdf#899
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/20230322_SJNL.pdf#668
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/20230419_SJNL.pdf#860
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/HJNL/20230420_HJNL.pdf#898
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/1445225.pdf#467
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/1445225.pdf#668
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/1445225.pdf#670
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/1445225.pdf#860
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/1445225.pdf#862
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/1445225.pdf#669
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/1445225.pdf#861
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/1445225.pdf#671
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/1445225.pdf#863