WATCH: Proposed Iowa law repeats “Don’t Say Gay” legislation caught in courts

By Iowa Production Staff

January 22, 2026

Senate File 2003, proposed by Iowa Sen. Sandy Salmon (R-Janesville), would prohibit public and charter schools from having any instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in grades 7 through 12.

The bill expands a portion of Senate File 496, which banned the same for K-6 students, and is currently being blocked in federal court.

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