---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to state policies and programs with race or gender requirements."
description: "A bill for an act relating to state policies and programs with race or gender requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2711"
citation: "Iowa HF 2711 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["affirmative action", "citizenship", "colleges and universities", "executive branch", "gender", "racial groups"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-24"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62acb15d-2a69-4623-8eea-7031f79ce4ea"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2711&ga=91"
source_hash: "41edbd300164603976c44c9e83c9818ad96db758f0fb3c7c9db2c1c4c5cc1691"
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 HF 2711 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to state policies and programs with race or gender requirements.

## 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/HF2711.html)
2. **Amendment H-8113** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8113.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8138** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8138.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8139** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8139.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5127** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5127.pdf)
6. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2711.html)
7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2711.html)
8. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2711_GovLetter.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2711.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **31–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-24** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-03-03** Amendment H-8113 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-03** Amendments H-8138 and H-8139 filed.
- **2026-03-04** Amendment H-8139, yeas 28, nays 65, lost.
- **2026-03-04** Amendment H-8138, yeas 29, nays 64, lost.
- **2026-03-04** Amendment H-8113 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-04** Passed House, yeas 64, nays 29. `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-05** Message from House.
- **2026-03-05** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee: Schultz, Dickey, and Weiner.
- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2026 1:00PM Room 315.
- **2026-03-12** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-24** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-24** Amendment S-5127 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-24** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-29** Amendment S-5127 withdrawn.
- **2026-04-29** Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 15. `passage`
- **2026-04-29** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-29** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-06-02** 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/62acb15d-2a69-4623-8eea-7031f79ce4ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).