# Iowa SF 452: A bill for an act relating to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, personnel records and settlement agreements, city civil service requirements, and health insurance matters, and including effective date, applicability, and transition provisions.

Iowa SF 452, A bill for an act relating to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, personnel records and settlement agreements, city civil service requirements, and health insurance matters, and including effective date, applicability, and transition provisions., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by William A. Dotzler Jr. (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (Subcommittee: Driscoll, Dotzler, and Schultz.) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: Iowa SF 452
- State: Iowa
- Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: A bill for an act relating to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, personnel records and settlement agreements, city civil service requirements, and health insurance matters, and including effective date, applicability, and transition provisions.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2025-03-03, Subcommittee: Driscoll, Dotzler, and Schultz.
- Sponsor: William A. Dotzler Jr. (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: workforce
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: William A. Dotzler Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Liz Bennett (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tony Bisignano (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt Blake (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Molly Donahue (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janet Petersen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Herman C. Quirmbach (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Thomas Townsend (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarah Trone Garriott (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janice Weiner (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cindy Winckler (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-03-03: Subcommittee: Driscoll, Dotzler, and Schultz. (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Introduced, referred to Workforce. (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF452.pdf)

## Related bills

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF452.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF452-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-18).