HF 2541 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to local laws implementing the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965.

HF 2541 modifies Iowa law to restrict local governments' ability to create more comprehensive anti-discrimination ordinances than the state's Civil Rights Act of 1965. It removes a current provision allowing cities to enact laws that cover broader categories of discrimination or unfair practices than the state act. This means cities and local governments in Iowa can no longer pass ordinances that address more types of discrimination or have different protections than those defined in the state's Civil Rights Act. The bill directly affects municipal lawmaking authority within Iowa's civil rights framework.
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Introduced Feb 16, 2026 Last action Feb 16, 2026
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