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SENATE FILE 579 Signed by Governor

Local laws implementing the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965, local civil rights commissions, and local civil rights agencies

Sponsor   Senate Local Government Committee Effective   03/10/2026 Formerly   SSB 1184 Last action   Fiscal note. — March 13, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

24 declarations filed on this bill
● 3 For ● 13 Against ● 8 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 2 related bills
SSB 1184 Local civil rights commissions and local civil rights agencies.(See SF 579.)
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Mar 10, 2025 Senate Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 461.
Mar 10, 2025 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 474.
Mar 26, 2025 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 43, nays 4. S.J. 652.
Mar 26, 2025 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 652.
Mar 26, 2025 House Message from Senate. H.J. 818.
Mar 26, 2025 House Read first time, referred to Local Government. H.J. 851.
Mar 31, 2025 House Subcommittee: Jones, Bloomingdale and Wichtendahl. H.J. 874.
Mar 31, 2025 House Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 8:15AM RM 102.
Apr 1, 2025 House Subcommittee recommends passage.
Apr 1, 2025 House Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 878.
Apr 1, 2025 House Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 1. Excused, 1. H.J. 878.
Apr 1, 2025 House Placed on calendar. H.J. 878.
Apr 10, 2025 House Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 928.
May 15, 2025 House Rereferred to Local Government. H.J. 1222.
Feb 19, 2026 House Subcommittee: Wheeler, Wichtendahl and Williams. H.J. 355.
Feb 19, 2026 House Subcommittee Meeting: 02/23/2026 4:00PM RM 103.
Feb 23, 2026 House Subcommittee recommends passage.
Feb 24, 2026 House Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 414.
Feb 24, 2026 House Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 1. Excused, 1. H.J. 414.
Feb 24, 2026 House Placed on calendar. H.J. 414.
Mar 2, 2026 House Amendment H-8073 filed. H.J. 485.
Mar 2, 2026 House Amendment H-8091 filed. H.J. 486.
Mar 2, 2026 House Fiscal note.
Mar 4, 2026 House Amendment H-8157 filed. H.J. 571.
Mar 5, 2026 House Amendments H-8073 and H-8091 withdrawn. H.J. 598.
Mar 5, 2026 House Point of order raised on H-8157, ruled not germane. H.J. 598.
Mar 5, 2026 House Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8157, yeas 60, nays 26. H.J. 599.
Mar 5, 2026 House Motion to suspend rules prevailed. H.J. 599.
Mar 5, 2026 House Amendment H-8157 adopted. H.J. 599.
Mar 5, 2026 House Passed House, yeas 60, nays 26. H.J. 600.
Mar 5, 2026 House Immediate message. H.J. 601.
Mar 9, 2026 Senate Message from House, with amendment S-5075. S.J. 492.
Mar 9, 2026 Senate Deferred. S.J. 495.
Mar 9, 2026 Senate Amendment S-5081 to S-5075 filed, lost. S.J. 506.
Mar 9, 2026 Senate Senate concurred with S-5075. S.J. 507.
Mar 9, 2026 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 29, nays 16. S.J. 507.
Mar 9, 2026 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 508.
Mar 9, 2026 House Message from Senate. H.J. 605.
Mar 10, 2026 Senate Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 551.
Mar 10, 2026 Senate Signed by Governor. S.J. 557.
Mar 13, 2026 House Fiscal note.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Mar 26, 2025 Senate Floor Passage Passed 43 4 3 11–4 32–0 Bipartisan Support
Mar 5, 2026 House Floor Passage Passed 60 26 14 0–26 60–0 Party Line
Mar 5, 2026 House Rule Suspension Passed 60 26 14 0–26 60–0 Party Line
Mar 9, 2026 Senate Amendment Failed 16 29 5 16–0 0–29 Party Line
Mar 9, 2026 Senate Floor Passage Passed 29 16 5 0–16 29–0 Party Line
Mar 9, 2026 Senate Motion Passed 29 16 5 0–16 29–0 Party Line
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 43 to 4 · Democrats 11 yea, 4 nay · Republicans 32 yea, 0 nay · 3 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Rocky De Witt Republican Yea
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Absent
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Yea
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Yea
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
16 Claire Celsi Democrat Absent
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Nay
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Yea
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Nay
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
40 Art Staed Democrat Yea
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Absent
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 60 to 26 · Democrats 0 yea, 26 nay · Republicans 60 yea, 0 nay · 14 not voting
How each representative voted (100)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Nay
2 Robert Henderson Republican Absent
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Absent
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Wendy Larson Republican Yea
8 Ann Meyer Republican Yea
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Yea
11 Craig Williams Republican Yea
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Yea
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Yea
16 David Sieck Republican Yea
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
20 Josh Turek Democrat Absent
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Yea
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Absent
26 Austin Harris Republican Yea
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Nay
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Nay
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Nay
31 Mary Madison Democrat Absent
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Absent
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Nay
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Absent
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Nay
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Nay
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Absent
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Nay
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Nay
45 Brian Lohse Republican Absent
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Nay
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Nay
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Yea
56 Mark Thompson Republican Yea
57 Pat Grassley Republican Yea
58 Charley Thomson Republican Yea
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Yea
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Nay
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Absent
63 Michael Bergan Republican Yea
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Yea
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Absent
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Absent
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Nay
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Nay
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Nay
76 Derek Wulf Republican Yea
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Nay
78 Angel Ramirez Democrat Nay
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Nay
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Nay
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Nay
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Absent
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Nay
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Nay
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Yea
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Nay
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Nay
91 Judd Lawler Republican Yea
92 Heather Hora Republican Yea
93 Gary Mohr Republican Yea
94 Mike Vondran Republican Yea
95 Taylor Collins Republican Yea
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
97 Ken Croken Democrat Nay
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Nay
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Absent
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Shall the rules be suspended to consider 53rd Day THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026 599 amendment H–8157?
Passed 60 to 26 · Democrats 0 yea, 26 nay · Republicans 60 yea, 0 nay · 14 not voting
How each representative voted (100)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Nay
2 Robert Henderson Republican Absent
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Absent
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Wendy Larson Republican Yea
8 Ann Meyer Republican Yea
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Yea
11 Craig Williams Republican Yea
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Yea
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Yea
16 David Sieck Republican Yea
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
20 Josh Turek Democrat Absent
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Yea
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Absent
26 Austin Harris Republican Yea
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Nay
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Nay
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Nay
31 Mary Madison Democrat Absent
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Absent
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Nay
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Absent
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Nay
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Nay
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Absent
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Nay
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Nay
45 Brian Lohse Republican Absent
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Nay
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Nay
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Yea
56 Mark Thompson Republican Yea
57 Pat Grassley Republican Yea
58 Charley Thomson Republican Yea
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Yea
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Nay
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Absent
63 Michael Bergan Republican Yea
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Yea
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Absent
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Absent
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Nay
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Nay
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Nay
76 Derek Wulf Republican Yea
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Nay
78 Angel Ramirez Democrat Nay
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Nay
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Nay
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Nay
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Absent
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Nay
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Nay
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Yea
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Nay
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Nay
91 Judd Lawler Republican Yea
92 Heather Hora Republican Yea
93 Gary Mohr Republican Yea
94 Mike Vondran Republican Yea
95 Taylor Collins Republican Yea
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
97 Ken Croken Democrat Nay
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Nay
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Absent
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Shall amendment S–5081 to amendment S–5075 be adopted?
Failed 16 to 29 · Democrats 16 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 0 yea, 29 nay · 5 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Yea
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Absent
3 Lynn Evans Republican Nay
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Nay
5 Dave Rowley Republican Absent
6 Jason Schultz Republican Nay
7 Kevin Alons Republican Nay
8 Mark Costello Republican Nay
9 Tom Shipley Republican Nay
10 Dan Dawson Republican Nay
11 Julian Garrett Republican Absent
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Nay
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Nay
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Absent
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Yea
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Nay
20 Mike Pike Republican Nay
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Nay
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
23 Jack Whitver Republican Nay
24 Jesse Green Republican Nay
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Yea
26 Kara Warme Republican Nay
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Nay
28 Dennis Guth Republican Nay
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Nay
30 Doug Campbell Republican Nay
31 William Dotzler Democrat Yea
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Nay
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Nay
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Nay
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
38 Dave Sires Republican Nay
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
40 Art Staed Democrat Yea
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Nay
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Absent
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Nay
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Nay
47 Scott Webster Republican Nay
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Nay
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Nay
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 29 to 16 · Democrats 0 yea, 16 nay · Republicans 29 yea, 0 nay · 5 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Nay
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Absent
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Absent
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Absent
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Nay
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Absent
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Nay
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Nay
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Nay
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Nay
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Nay
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Nay
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Nay
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Nay
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
40 Art Staed Democrat Nay
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Absent
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Nay
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Nay
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Yea
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Shall the motion to concur be adopted?
Passed 29 to 16 · Democrats 0 yea, 16 nay · Republicans 29 yea, 0 nay · 5 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Nay
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Absent
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Absent
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Absent
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Nay
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Absent
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Nay
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Nay
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Nay
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Nay
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Nay
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Nay
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Nay
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Nay
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
40 Art Staed Democrat Nay
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Absent
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Nay
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Nay
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Yea
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
Building Bridges Against Mar 9, 2026
City of Coralville Against Mar 9, 2026
City of Des Moines Against Mar 9, 2026
City of Iowa City Against Mar 6, 2026
Episcopal Diocese of Iowa Against Mar 3, 2026
Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund Against Mar 3, 2026
Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers Against Mar 3, 2026
Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence Against Mar 19, 2026
Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council Against Mar 7, 2026
Iowa Safe Schools Against Mar 4, 2026
One Iowa Against Mar 3, 2026
One Iowa Action Against Mar 3, 2026
Sisters of St. Francis, Dubuque, Iowa Against Apr 4, 2026
Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values For Mar 13, 2026
The Family Leader For Mar 13, 2026
The Family Leader Foundation For Mar 13, 2026
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Undecided Mar 12, 2025
City of Cedar Rapids Undecided Mar 12, 2025
Iowa Association for Justice Undecided Mar 11, 2025
Iowa Office of Civil Rights Undecided Feb 20, 2026
Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum) Undecided Mar 12, 2025
Linn County Board of Supervisors Undecided Mar 12, 2025
Metropolitan Coalition Undecided Mar 11, 2025
Urban County Coalition Undecided Mar 12, 2025
Date Time Type Description Location
Apr 1, 2025 8:15 AM Hearing House Local Government Subcommittee RM 102
Apr 1, 2025 10:30 AM Hearing House Local Government Committee RM 19
Feb 23, 2026 4:00 PM Hearing House Local Government Subcommittee RM 103
Feb 24, 2026 10:00 AM Hearing House Local Government Committee RM 19