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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 2121: A bill for an act prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HF 2121 is a bill introduced in the Iowa House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve. Primary sponsor: Helena Hayes (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 6, 2026): Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2338.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Helena HayesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2338.
  2. Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 9. Excused, 0.
  3. Committee report, recommending passage.
  4. Subcommittee recommends passage.
  5. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 8:30AM RM 103.
  6. Subcommittee: Hayes, Larson and Levin.
  7. Introduced, referred to Education.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source