# Iowa HF 441: A bill for an act concerning the functions of the employment appeal board; the workers’ compensation commissioner; and the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing relating to contested cases, judicial review, and liability. (Formerly HSB 18.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. Iowa HF 441, A bill for an act concerning the functions of the employment appeal board; the workers’ compensation commissioner; and the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing relating to contested cases, judicial review, and liability. (Formerly HSB 18.) Effective date: 07/01/2025., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND WORKFORCE; status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Signed by Governor.) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF441-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa HF 441 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act concerning the functions of the employment appeal board; the workers’ compensation commissioner; and the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing relating to contested cases, judicial review, and liability. (Formerly HSB 18.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-17 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND WORKFORCE - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: workforce - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (141 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New appeal rules for Iowa workers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa law establishes a full-time Employment Appeal Board within the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing. It hears contested cases under section 70A.28; chapter 8A, subchapter IV; and chapters 20, 80, 88, 91C, 96, and 97B. It also carries out chapter 20 duties i… - Unemployment payments limited to available funds: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa unemployment benefits are payable only as allowed by law and with available unemployment fund money. The state, Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing, and Employment Appeal Board are not liable for amounts above those funds. This limits recovery from those a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND WORKFORCE ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 45 | 0 | | | 2025-03-13 | House | Passed House | pass | 96 | 0 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-05-19: Signed by Governor. (House) - 2025-05-19: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. (House) - 2025-04-15: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-04-14: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Placed on calendar. (legislature) - 2025-04-02: Committee report, recommending passage. (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2025-03-25: Subcommittee Meeting: 03/26/2025 8:30AM Room 315. (legislature) - 2025-03-20: Subcommittee: Schultz, Dickey, and Wahls. (legislature) - 2025-03-17: Read first time, referred to Workforce. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-03-13: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-03-13: Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. (House) - 2025-02-17: Introduced, placed on calendar. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF441.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF441.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) Effective date: 10/02/20… (signed) - SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions… (signed) - HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduc… (signed) - SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Formerly SF 2317, SSB 3121.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly SSB 3162.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program. (Formerly SF 2176.) Vetoed 6-2-26. (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF441.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF441.pdf) ## Related - [HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2801-2025-2026) - [SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2472-2025-2026) - [HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ball…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2601-2025-2026) - [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Former…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2471-2025-2026) - [SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2399-2025-2026) - [SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or conc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2299-2025-2026) - [Iowa bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa/bills) - [Iowa state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF441-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).