Bill Text: IA HSB588 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act defining the term woman for the purposes of the rules of statutory construction.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-24 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0. [HSB588 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HSB588-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
588
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
WHEELER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
defining
the
term
woman
for
the
purposes
of
the
rules
of
1
statutory
construction.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
4.1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
1
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
37A.
“Woman”
means
an
adult
female
human.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
defines
“woman”
as
an
adult
female
human
for
the
7
purposes
of
the
rules
of
statutory
construction.
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