Bill Text: IA SSB1184 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to local civil rights commissions and local civil rights agencies.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-25 - Subcommittee Meeting: 02/27/2025 10:30AM Senate Lounge. [SSB1184 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SSB1184-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1184
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
WEBSTER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
local
civil
rights
commissions
and
local
1
civil
rights
agencies.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
216.19,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsections:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9.
Any
complaint
filed
with
a
local
agency
3
or
local
commission
where
a
party
is
a
political
subdivision
4
shall
be
referred
to
the
Iowa
office
of
civil
rights
for
5
processing.
6
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
10.
a.
A
local
agency
or
local
commission
7
complaint,
upon
request
by
any
party,
shall
be
transferred
to
8
the
Iowa
office
of
civil
rights
for
processing
if
the
complaint
9
alleges
a
violation
of
this
chapter
and
has
not
been
resolved
10
within
twelve
months
of
the
filing
date
of
the
complaint.
11
b.
The
local
agency
or
local
commission
shall
within
three
12
hundred
days
of
the
filing
date
of
the
complaint
do
all
of
the
13
following:
14
(1)
Send
notice
to
all
parties
of
a
party’s
right
to
15
direct
transfer
of
the
complaint
to
the
Iowa
office
of
civil
16
rights
from
the
local
agency
or
local
commission
after
twelve
17
months
if
the
complaint
alleges
a
violation
of
this
chapter.
18
The
notice
shall
be
sent
to
all
parties
by
verified
mail,
19
or
electronic
notice
if
the
party
is
enrolled
in
electronic
20
notification.
21
(2)
Cross
file
a
complaint
with
the
Iowa
office
of
civil
22
rights
if
the
local
agency
or
local
commission
complaint
arises
23
from
an
alleged
violation
of
a
state
law,
rule,
or
regulation
24
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
Iowa
office
of
civil
rights.
25
This
subparagraph
shall
not
be
construed
to
prohibit
a
local
26
agency
or
local
commission
from
cross
filing
a
complaint
with
27
any
other
federal
or
state
agency,
commission,
or
entity,
if
28
the
local
agency
or
local
commission
complaint
arises
from
29
an
alleged
violation
of
a
state
or
federal
law,
rule,
or
30
regulation
of
a
state
or
federal
agency,
commission,
or
entity.
31
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11.
The
term
of
a
commissioner
appointed
to
32
a
local
agency
or
local
commission
shall
be
for
two
years.
33
EXPLANATION
34
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
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the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
1
This
bill
relates
to
local
civil
rights
commissions
or
local
2
civil
rights
agencies.
3
The
bill
provides
that
any
complaint
that
is
filed
with
a
4
local
commission
or
local
agency
where
a
party
is
a
political
5
subdivision
shall
be
referred
to
the
Iowa
office
of
civil
6
rights
for
processing.
The
bill
provides
that
a
local
agency
7
or
local
commission
complaint,
upon
request
by
any
party,
8
shall
be
transferred
to
the
Iowa
office
of
civil
rights
for
9
processing
if
the
complaint
alleges
a
violation
of
the
Iowa
10
civil
rights
Act
of
1965
and
has
not
been
resolved
within
12
11
months
of
the
filing
date
of
the
complaint.
The
bill
requires
12
the
local
agency
or
local
commission
to
within
300
days
of
the
13
filing
date
of
the
complaint:
(1)
send
notice
to
all
parties
14
of
the
party’s
right
to
direct
transfer
to
the
Iowa
office
of
15
civil
rights
after
12
months
by
verified
mail,
or
electronic
16
notice,
and
(2)
cross
file
a
complaint
with
the
Iowa
office
of
17
civil
rights
if
the
local
agency
or
local
commission
complaint
18
arises
from
an
alleged
violation
of
a
state
law,
rule,
or
19
regulation
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
Iowa
office
of
civil
20
rights.
The
bill
does
not
prohibit
a
local
agency
or
local
21
commission
from
cross
filing
a
complaint
with
any
other
federal
22
or
state
agency,
commission,
or
entity,
if
the
local
agency
or
23
local
commission
complaint
arises
from
an
alleged
violation
24
of
a
state
or
federal
law,
rule,
or
regulation
of
a
state
or
25
federal
agency,
commission,
or
entity.
26
The
bill
provides
that
the
term
of
a
commissioner
of
a
local
27
agency
or
local
commission
is
two
years.
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