republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2021-2022/hf-802.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act providing for requirements related to racism or sexism trainings at, and diversity and inclusion efforts by, governmental agencies and entities, school districts, and public postsecondary educational institutions. (Formerly HSB 258.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act providing for requirements related to racism or sexism trainings at, and diversity and inclusion efforts by, governmental agencies and entities, school districts, and public postsecondary educational institutions. (Formerly HSB 258.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 802"
citation: "Iowa HF 802 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["colleges and universities", "discrimination", "diversity", "racial groups", "school districts", "sex"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 10
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-08"
last_action: "2021-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ab93331-93e1-484c-b29a-53528a264b11"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 802&ga=89"
source_hash: "eec92b44d19d70dcbafee493661fae2214109f4c052781dfc414f236ccacec9b"
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 802 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act providing for requirements related to racism or sexism trainings at, and diversity and inclusion efforts by, governmental agencies and entities, school districts, and public postsecondary educational institutions. (Formerly HSB 258.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.

## 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/89/attachments/HF802.html)
2. **Amendment H-1207** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1207.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1213** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1213.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1428** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1428.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3169** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3169.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-3176** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3176.pdf)
7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/HF802.html)
8. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/HF802.html)
9. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF802_GovLetter.pdf)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF802.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **59–38** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **53–35** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **30–18** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-08** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-03-15** Amendment H-1207 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-16** Amendment H-1213 to amendment H-1207 filed, adopted.
- **2021-03-16** Point of order raised on amendment H-1207 as amended, ruled not germane.
- **2021-03-16** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1207 as amended.
- **2021-03-16** Motion to suspend rules prevailed.
- **2021-03-16** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point not well taken.
- **2021-03-16** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, Speaker resolved the point of order.
- **2021-03-16** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, Speaker resolved the point of order.
- **2021-03-16** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, Speaker resolved the point of order.
- **2021-03-16** Amendment H-1207 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-16** Passed House, yeas 59, nays 38. `passage`
- **2021-03-16** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-17** Message from House.
- **2021-03-17** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-18** Subcommittee: Sinclair, Quirmbach, and J. Taylor.
- **2021-03-18** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/23/2021 1:30PM 217 Conference Room.
- **2021-03-23** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- **2021-03-30** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2021-04-27** Amendment S-3169 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-28** Amendment S-3169 withdrawn.
- **2021-04-28** Amendment S-3176 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-28** Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 18. `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-28** Message from Senate.
- **2021-04-28** Senate amendment H-1428 filed.
- **2021-05-06** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2021-05-06** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1428.
- **2021-05-06** Passed House, yeas 53, nays 35. `passage`
- **2021-05-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-18** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-06** Immediate message.
- **2021-05-07** Message from House.
- **2021-05-20** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-06-08** 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/1ab93331-93e1-484c-b29a-53528a264b11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).