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Iowa Bill Threatens Local Protections for Transgender Rights

2/9/2026

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Iowa House Study Bill 664 would bar local governments from creating civil rights protections for transgender and nonbinary people.
It would expand the 2025 law removing gender identity as a protected class in the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
If enacted, the measure would force at least 18 communities to drop protections.
Ames city officials are pursuing an ordinance to restore protections.

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Iowa House Study Bill 664 would bar local governments from creating civil rights protections for transgender and nonbinary people.
It would expand the 2025 law removing gender identity as a protected class in the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
If enacted, the measure would force at least 18 communities to drop protections.
Ames city officials are pursuing an ordinance to restore protections.