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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa Senate File 2063 bans diversity, equity, and inclusion courses in regents institutions' general education requirements
Last action · March 19, 2026: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 600 .Sponsor: Sandy Salmon
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate File 2063 prohibits undergraduate and core curricula at state from including courses or content related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory. The State Board of Regents must establish the required policies and complete a curriculum review to remove prohibited content no later than December 31, 2026.
- State regents institutions in Iowa comprise public universities governed by the state board of regents. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State Board of Regents
The board must establish new policies, conduct a comprehensive review of all undergraduate general education and core curricula, and direct institutions to remove prohibited courses by December 31, 2026.
Institutions of higher education governed by the board
These institutions must remove required courses and course requirements containing specified diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory content from their undergraduate general education and core curricula.
Undergraduate students
Key Facts
- The Act is cited as the 'Stop Woke Act'.
- The State Board of Regents must establish a policy prohibiting diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory-related courses or course requirements in undergraduate general education requirements and core curricula.
- The legislation defines prohibited content to include concepts promoting the idea that colorblind laws perpetuate oppression, differential treatment based on race or ethnicity, or student bias based on race or sex.
- Prohibited topics explicitly listed include critical theory, whiteness, systemic racism, institutional racism, antiracism, microaggressions, implicit bias, intersectionality, gender identity, social justice, and race-based reparations.
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- No later than December 31, 2026, the board of regents must review all undergraduate general education requirements and core curricula and direct institutions to remove any non-compliant courses.
- The board of regents must establish all required policies no later than December 31, 2026.
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Procedural history
27 actions- Mar 19, 2026SenatePlaced on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 600 .
- Mar 19, 2026SenatePlaced on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 600 .
- Mar 16, 2026SenateIntroducedRead first time, attached to SF 2303 . S.J. 575 .
- Mar 16, 2026HouseMessage from House. S.J. 575 .
- Mar 16, 2026SenateAttached to HF 2487 . S.J. 575 .
- Mar 12, 2026HouseImmediate message. H.J. 666 .
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- Mar 12, 2026HouseFloorPassed House , yeas 62, nays 27. H.J. 661 .
- Mar 12, 2026HouseAmendment H-8206 , yeas 27, nays 62, lost. H.J. 660 .
- Mar 12, 2026HouseAmendment H-8219 to amendment H-8206 filed, lost. H.J. 660 .
- Mar 12, 2026HouseAmendment H-8210 withdrawn. H.J. 659 .
- Mar 11, 2026HouseAmendments H-8206 and H-8210 filed. H.J. 637 .
- Feb 16, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 297 .
- Feb 16, 2026Iowa LegislatureCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2487 .
- Feb 12, 2026SenateCommittee report, approving bill. S.J. 282 .
- Feb 12, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 270 .
- Feb 12, 2026SenateCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2303 . S.J. 282 .
- Feb 11, 2026HouseCommittee vote: Yeas, 7. Nays, 4. H.J. 284 .
- Feb 11, 2026HouseCommittee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 284 .
- Feb 9, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Feb 5, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 02/09/2026 4:30PM RM 102.
- Jan 29, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Jan 28, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2026 12:00PM Room 315.
- Jan 26, 2026SenateSubcommittee: Salmon, Pike, and Quirmbach. S.J. 141 .
- Jan 20, 2026HouseSubcommittee reassigned: Holt, Wheeler and Wilburn. H.J. 127 .
- Jan 15, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Education. S.J. 103 .
- Jan 13, 2026HouseSubcommittee: Stone, Wheeler and Wilburn. H.J. 72 .
- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Higher Education. H.J. 68 .
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Cross-Reference to SF 2303
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