Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain, as Long as They Protect While Cisgender Men
Multiple bills are in front of the Iowa Legislature, most of which are nightmares in the making. This comes directly from Indivisible 515 and concerns several of the bills:
You usually don’t hear from us unless it is a Sunday newsletter or there is an urgent call to action. This is urgent. We need you THIS WEEKEND. The Iowa Legislature is pushing through some of the most extreme and harmful legislation we’ve seen, and we must show up in large numbers to hold them accountable.
The worst bill yet—HSB242, the Iowa Civil Rights Removal Act—was just released by the House Judiciary Committee. This unbelievably cruel legislation would:
❌ Strip all civil rights protections from transgender Iowans
❌ Implement bathroom and birth certificate restrictions
❌ Erase anyone who doesn’t fit into narrow definitions of “man” or “woman” under Iowa law
‼️This means trans Iowans could be legally denied housing, credit, employment, and more—just for being who they are
But that’s not all. The attacks keep coming:
🚨 A ban on abortion pills (mifepristone). HSB 186
🚨 Attacks on libraries and education. HF 284 SF 235 SF 238
🚨 A push to cut IWILL (Iowa’s conservation trust fund). Senate Joint Resolution 6
🚨 Relentless efforts to undermine our schools
🚨 And SO many more bad bills
💥 WHAT YOU CAN DO:
📍 Show up at forums this weekend—bring friends and fill the room
Iowa Disability Council Calendar
Iowa House Republicans
📸 Take pictures & record video—get your lawmakers on record
📢 Demand answers—ask them where they stand
📧 Contact Republican House & Senate members and tell them to STOP this harmful legislation
Why So Many Bills Are Dropping in the Iowa Legislature Right Now
We’re approaching a key deadline at the Iowa Legislature, which is why so many bills are suddenly moving.
Here’s what’s happening:
March 7 – First Funnel Deadline
By this date, bills must be voted out of their original chamber’s committee (House bills out of House committees, Senate bills out of Senate committees). If they don’t make it, they’re dead for the session—unless they deal with budget/appropriations.
What This Means
Lawmakers are scrambling to push their priority bills forward.
Expect quick-moving subcommittees and committee meetings over the next two weeks.
Some “zombie bills” (bills that missed deadlines) may get revived by attaching them to budget bills, which are always alive.
How You Can Take Action
Be ready to show up at the Capitol to speak if you can!
Follow https://www.facebook.com/IALEGISWATCH for rapid-response calls to action.
Stay alert—things will move fast!
The Next Funnel Date is in April
April 4 – Second Funnel Deadline Bills must pass a floor vote in the chamber where they were introduced and clear a committee in the opposite chamber to stay alive.
🔥 The time to speak up is NOW. If we don’t show up, they will push these bills through without accountability. Stand up for the Iowa you want and for those who cannot stand up for themselves. Now’s the time to make your voice heard. Let’s go! #IALegis #IowaPolitics
Will you be there?
In solidarity,
Your Indivisible Team
About Indivisible Iowa: Indivisible Iowa is a nonpartisan entity that stands for and defends the ideals and rights endowed in the United States and Iowa State Constitutions, which guarantee equality, liberty and justice for all.
Inspired by the Indivisible Guide, Indivisible Iowa functions independently to promote social welfare within the meaning of 26 U.S. Code §501(c)(4), specifically to do the following:
Educate Iowans on political and social issues and the civic process,
Engage in advocacy for political and social issues addressing equality: such as unions, support of science, access to public education and healthcare, living wages, reproductive, social, economic and environmental justice, and all issues relating to the public good, and
Empower members to act with the shared values of inclusion, fairness, equality, equity, justice and respect in regards to race, disability, gender, gender identity, religion, nationality, class, and ethnicity.
