# Iowa SF 472: A bill for an act relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1172.) Applicability date: 05/19/2026. Iowa SF 472, A bill for an act relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1172.) Applicability date: 05/19/2026., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE; status signed, last action 2026-05-19 (Signed by Governor.) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF472-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa SF 472 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1172.) Applicability date: 05/19/2026. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-27 - Last action: 2026-05-19, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: judiciary - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (120 yes, 107 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Iowans can enforce union election deadlines: mixed, low. For election notices issued starting May 19, 2026, the board must post pending elections online after employers' 10-day list deadline. The posting must flag missing employee lists, show its initial publication date, and be updated when lists arrive. Failing to submit a list is unlawful; any Iowa re… - New election rules for public-worker unions: mixed, low. Iowa's new public-worker union retention and recertification rules apply when the board issues election notices starting May 19, 2026. For contracts ending June 30, elections run June 1 through November 1 of the prior year. For other contracts, elections take place 365 to 270 days before the contra… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON WORKFORCE ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-28 | House | Passed House | pass | 56 | 34 | | | 2026-04-28 | legislature | Amendment H-8419 | fail | 32 | 58 | | | 2025-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 32 | 15 | | ## Actions (34) - 2026-05-19: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Message from House. (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Immediate message. (House) - 2026-04-28: Passed House, yeas 56, nays 34. (House) - 2026-04-28: Amendment H-8419, yeas 32, nays 58, lost. (House) - 2026-04-28: Amendment H-8420, yeas 32, nays 57, filed, lost. (House) - 2026-04-28: Amendment H-8419 filed, deferred. (House) - 2026-04-28: Motion to suspend rules failed. (House) - 2026-04-28: Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8421, yeas 35, nays 55. (House) - 2026-04-28: Point of order raised on H-8421, ruled not germane. (House) - 2026-04-28: Amendment H-8421 filed. (House) - 2026-03-26: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (House) - 2026-03-19: Placed on calendar. (House) - 2026-03-18: Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 7. (House) - 2026-03-18: Committee report, recommending passage. (House) - 2026-03-11: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2026-03-10: Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 12:30PM RM 103. (legislature) - 2026-03-10: Subcommittee: Holt, Olson and Thomson, C. (House) - 2025-12-31: * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * * (legislature) - 2025-05-15: Rereferred to Judiciary. (House) - 2025-04-10: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on calendar. (House) - 2025-04-02: Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 6. Excused, 1. (House) - 2025-04-02: Committee report, recommending passage. (House) - 2025-04-01: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2025-03-31: Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 12:30PM RM 102. (legislature) - 2025-03-28: Subcommittee: Thomson, C., Lawler and Olson. (House) - 2025-03-26: Read first time, referred to Judiciary. (House) - 2025-03-10: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-03-10: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 15. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Committee report, approving bill. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Introduced, placed on calendar. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF472.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF472.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/SF472.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF472.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-SF472-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).