Many readers reached out to The Iowa Standard on Wednesday asking what they could do to help the bathroom bill continue through the legislative process.
The bill, which would protect Iowa children by requiring individuals to use school bathrooms based on their biological sex, passed a Senate subcommittee hearing on Wednesday.
The next step in the process is a hearing in the full Education Committee.
The chair of a committee decides what bills are brought up for debate.
Senate File 224’s fate lies with the members of the Education Committee.
Republicans on that committee include:
Sen. Amy Sinclair, chair – [email protected]
Sen. Jeff Taylor, vice chair – [email protected]
Sen. Jim Carlin – [email protected]
Sen. Chris Cournoyer – [email protected]
Sen. Tim Goodwin – [email protected]
Sen. Craig Johnson – [email protected]
Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink – [email protected]
Sen. Ken Rozenboom – [email protected]
Sen. Annette Sweeney – [email protected]
Sen. Brad Zaun – [email protected]
In addition, an email to Republican leadership would not hurt:
Few members of the “lobby” have registered in support of the bill.
The only two organizations who have registered in support of the bill are:
The FAMiLY Leader
Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition
A number of organizations have registered against the bill:
GLBT Youth In Iowa Schools Task Force (Iowa “Safe” Schools)
ACLU-IA
Greater Des Moines Partnership
National Association of Social Workers
Principal Financial Group
Iowa Federation of Labor
The Hale Group
Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church
Rural School Advocates of Iowa
AFSCME Iowa Council 61
Common Good Iowa
Episcopal Diocese of Iowa
National Association of Social Workers
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa
Urban Education Network of Iowa
School Administrators of Iowa
Human Rights Campaign
Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Iowa Association of School Boards
Iowa State Education Association
One Iowa
Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund
Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
