House File 2157 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 507) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act expanding the time period during which a complaint may be 2 filed with the Iowa civil rights commission. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5324HV 82 5 rh/rj/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 216.15, subsection 12, Code Supplement 1 2 2007, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 12. Except as provided in section 614.8, a claim under 1 4 this chapter shall not be maintained unless a complaint is 1 5 filed with the commission withinonethree hundredeightydays 1 6 after the alleged discriminatory or unfair practice occurred. 1 7 EXPLANATION 1 8 This bill expands the time period during which a complaint 1 9 may be filed with the Iowa civil rights commission from 180 to 1 10 300 days after the alleged discriminatory or unfair practice 1 11 occurred. 1 12 The Iowa civil rights commission enforces state and federal 1 13 statutes that prohibit discrimination in employment, public 1 14 accommodations, housing, education, and credit by 1 15 investigating and litigating civil rights complaints. 1 16 LSB 5324HV 82 1 17 rh/rj/8