Bill Text: IA HF2274 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requesting an interim study committee on gender identity, the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965, and suicide by transgender individuals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-07 - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 216. [HF2274 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2274-Introduced.html
House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2274
BY
SHIPLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requesting
an
interim
study
committee
on
gender
1
identity,
the
Iowa
civil
rights
Act
of
1965,
and
suicide
by
2
transgender
individuals.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
INTERIM
STUDY
COMMITTEE
ON
GENDER
IDENTITY,
THE
1
IOWA
CIVIL
RIGHTS
ACT,
AND
TRANSGENDER
SUICIDE.
2
1.
The
legislative
council
is
requested
to
establish
a
3
study
committee
for
the
2020
interim
to
examine
the
outcomes
of
4
the
inclusion
of
“gender
identity”
as
a
protected
class
under
5
chapter
216,
the
Iowa
civil
rights
Act
of
1965,
in
2007.
In
6
recognition
that
each
and
every
human
being
is
afforded
dignity
7
and
valued
as
a
child
of
God,
the
goal
of
the
study
committee
8
shall
be
to
engage
in
rigorous
examination
and
expansive
9
dialogue
regarding
issues
relating
to
gender
identity
in
order
10
to
end
the
tragedy
of
suicide
by
transgender
individuals
in
11
this
state.
12
2.
The
study
committee
shall
explore
the
application
13
of
gender
identity
as
a
protected
class
as
it
relates
to
14
prisons,
schools,
private
enterprise,
freedom
of
expression,
15
and
other
areas
of
relevance
to
determine
if
statutory
changes
16
pertaining
to
the
terms
“gender”,
“gender
identity”,
“woman”,
17
“sex”,
or
to
other
matters
under
chapter
216
are
necessary
or
18
advisable.
The
study
committee
shall
seek
input
from
affected
19
stakeholders.
20
3.
The
study
committee
shall
have
access
to
aggregate
21
information
on
and
copies
of
complaints
filed
with
the
Iowa
22
civil
rights
commission
regarding
violations
of
chapter
216
23
relating
to
gender
identity.
All
information
provided
to
24
the
study
committee
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
be
25
confidential.
The
Iowa
civil
rights
commission
shall
redact
26
all
personally
identifiable
information
of
any
party
or
witness
27
to
a
complaint
prior
to
providing
a
copy
of
the
complaint
to
28
the
study
committee.
29
4.
The
study
committee
shall
consist
of
five
members
of
30
the
senate,
three
of
whom
shall
be
appointed
by
the
majority
31
leader
of
the
senate
and
two
of
whom
shall
be
appointed
by
32
the
minority
leader
of
the
senate,
and
five
members
of
the
33
house
of
representatives,
three
of
whom
shall
be
appointed
by
34
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
representatives
and
two
of
whom
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shall
be
appointed
by
the
minority
leader
of
the
house
of
1
representatives.
Any
other
member
of
the
general
assembly
may
2
participate
in
the
study
committee’s
activities
as
a
nonvoting
3
member.
4
5.
The
interim
committee
shall
submit
its
findings
and
5
recommendations
in
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
January
6
11,
2021.
7
EXPLANATION
8
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
9
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
10
This
bill
requests
that
the
legislative
council
establish
11
a
study
committee
of
10
members
for
the
2020
interim
to
12
examine
the
outcomes
of
the
inclusion
of
“gender
identity”
as
a
13
protected
class
under
Code
chapter
216,
the
Iowa
civil
rights
14
Act
of
1965,
in
2007.
The
goal
of
the
study
committee
shall
15
be
to
engage
in
rigorous
examination
and
expansive
dialogue
16
regarding
issues
relating
to
gender
identity
in
order
to
end
17
the
tragedy
of
suicide
by
transgender
individuals
in
Iowa.
18
The
study
committee
shall
explore
the
application
of
19
gender
identity
as
a
protected
class
as
it
relates
to
prisons,
20
schools,
private
enterprise,
freedom
of
expression,
and
other
21
areas
of
relevance
to
determine
if
statutory
changes
pertaining
22
to
the
terms
“gender”,
“gender
identity”,
“woman”,
“sex”,
23
or
to
other
matters
under
Code
chapter
216
are
necessary
or
24
advisable.
25
The
study
committee
shall
have
access
to
aggregate
26
information
on
and
copies
of
complaints
filed
with
the
Iowa
27
civil
rights
commission
regarding
violations
of
Code
chapter
28
216
relating
to
gender
identity.
Such
information
shall
be
29
confidential,
and
the
commission
shall
redact
personally
30
identifiable
information.
31
The
interim
committee
shall
submit
its
findings
and
32
recommendations
in
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
January
33
11,
2021.
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