---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records, gender identity under the Iowa civil rights Act, and school curricula related to gender theory. Effective date: 07/01/2025."
description: "A bill for an act relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records, gender identity under the Iowa civil rights Act, and school curricula related to gender theory. Effective date: 07/01/2025."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 418"
citation: "Iowa SF 418 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["birth certificates", "civil rights", "curricula", "departments of state government", "disabilities", "gender", "public records", "rights", "school districts", "schools", "sex", "sexual orientation", "statutes", "vital records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SCHULTZ"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-24"
last_action: "2025-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83275287-dc12-46ab-a691-ec673b735329"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 418&ga=91"
source_hash: "669e3798764da4bd55c805c8483785dde756354b6af3eccfa4f6c17a8c8a6120"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa SF 418 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to sex and gender, including those and related terms for purposes of statutory construction, indications of a person’s sex on certain vital records, gender identity under the Iowa civil rights Act, and school curricula related to gender theory. Effective date: 07/01/2025.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF418.html)
2. **Amendment S-3011** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3011.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3012** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3012.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3013** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3013.pdf)
5. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF418.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF418_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF418.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **60–36** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-3011 be adopted — **15–33** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **33–15** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3013 be adopted — **15–33** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3012 be adopted — **15–33** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- SCHULTZ — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-24** Introduced, referred to Judiciary. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-24** Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Dawson.
- **2025-02-24** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/25/2025 12:00PM Room G15.
- **2025-02-25** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-26** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-26** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-02-27** Amendment S-3011 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-02-27** Amendment S-3012 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-02-27** Amendment S-3013 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-02-27** Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 15. `passage`
- **2025-03-03** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-02-27** Immediate message.
- **2025-02-27** Message from Senate.
- **2025-02-27** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2025-02-27** Substituted for HF 583.
- **2025-02-27** Passed House, yeas 60, nays 36. `passage`
- **2025-02-28** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-26** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-02-27** Immediate message.
- **2025-02-27** Message from House.
- **2025-02-28** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-02-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/83275287-dc12-46ab-a691-ec673b735329`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).