All Roll Calls
Yes: 131 • No: 3
IowaHF 88991st General Assembly (2025–2026)HouseWALLET
A bill for an act relating to government employee paid leave. (Formerly HSB 78.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.
Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Signed by Governor
workforce
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Bill Overview
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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Paid parental leave for state workers
Beginning 07/01/2025, Iowa state employees who qualify for FMLA get paid parental leave. The parent who gave birth gets up to 4 weeks; the non-birthing parent gets up to 1 week. For an adoption, a parent gets up to 4 weeks. You must take the leave within 12 months of the birth or placement. The Department of Administrative Services sets rules.
State workers get extra vacation
Beginning 07/01/2025, eligible state workers may add up to a half day of vacation in months they use no sick leave. In the first four years, you must have at least 10 sick days saved; after year four, you must have 30. Part-time workers get a prorated amount, and this option replaces your sick leave accrual for that month. It excludes Board of Regents nine-month faculty and some public safety bargaining-unit employees. The Department of Administrative Services and the Board of Regents set rules.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/14/2025
Passed Senate
Yes: 44 • No: 1
House vote • 3/20/2025
Passed House
Yes: 87 • No: 2
Actions Timeline
Fiscal note.
6/6/2025legislatureSigned by Governor.
5/27/2025GovernorReported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
5/22/2025SenateMessage from Senate.
5/14/2025SenateImmediate message.
5/14/2025legislaturePassed Senate, yeas 44, nays 1.
5/14/2025SenatePlaced on calendar under unfinished business.
4/10/2025legislaturePlaced on calendar.
4/2/2025legislatureCommittee report, recommending passage.
4/2/2025legislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
4/1/2025legislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
3/27/2025legislatureSubcommittee: Driscoll, Dotzler, and Schultz.
3/27/2025legislatureExplanations of votes.
3/25/2025legislatureExplanation of vote.
3/25/2025legislatureRead first time, referred to Workforce.
3/24/2025legislatureMessage from House.
3/24/2025HouseImmediate message.
3/20/2025legislaturePassed House, yeas 87, nays 2.
3/20/2025HouseFiscal note.
3/19/2025legislatureIntroduced, placed on calendar.
3/7/2025legislature
Bill Text
As Introduced
Enrolled
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