# Iowa HF 889: A bill for an act relating to government employee paid leave. (Formerly HSB 78.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. Iowa HF 889, A bill for an act relating to government employee paid leave. (Formerly HSB 78.) Effective date: 07/01/2025., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT; status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Fiscal note.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF889-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa HF 889 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to government employee paid leave. (Formerly HSB 78.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-07 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Fiscal note. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: workforce - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Paid parental leave for Iowa state workers: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa state employees entitled to federal Family and Medical Leave Act leave get paid parental leave. A parent who gives birth gets up to four weeks; a non-birth parent gets up to one week. An adopting parent gets up to four weeks. Leave must be taken within 12 months after t… - Iowa state workers can choose extra vacation: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, eligible Iowa state employees can choose extra vacation after a full month using no sick leave. Employees must qualify for both vacation and sick-leave benefits. They need 10 sick-leave days saved during their first four years of employment, or 30 days after that. They can c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-14 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 44 | 1 | | | 2025-03-20 | House | Passed House | pass | 87 | 2 | | ## Actions (20) - 2025-06-06: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Signed by Governor. (House) - 2025-05-22: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. (House) - 2025-05-14: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-05-14: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 1. (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) - 2025-04-01: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2025-03-27: Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room. (legislature) - 2025-03-27: Subcommittee: Driscoll, Dotzler, and Schultz. (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Explanations of votes. (House) - 2025-03-25: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-03-24: Read first time, referred to Workforce. (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-03-20: Passed House, yeas 87, nays 2. (House) - 2025-03-19: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2025-03-07: Introduced, placed on calendar. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF889.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF889.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.) 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(vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF889.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF889.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 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 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 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-HF889-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-18).