A bill for an act relating to paid parental leave for state employees, and including effective date provisions.
HF 2502 provides paid parental leave for Iowa state employees following the birth or adoption of a child, directly affecting all eligible state workers. The bill removes a previous requirement that employees must first qualify for leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to receive paid state leave. It establishes that state employees are entitled to paid leave for up to 12 months after a birth or adoption, covering both birth and adoption placements. This change expands access to paid leave for state employees who may not have met the prior federal FMLA eligibility criteria.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 16, 2026
Signed Apr 30, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line layout to a standard paragraph structure, while preserving all original policy language. No substantive changes were made to the law's scope, eligibility, funding, or effective dates.
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2026
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Apr 16, 2026
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
R
Republican34
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Apr 30, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 90, nays 3.
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment H-8376.
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Introduced
Senate amendment H-8376 filed.
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendment S-5115 adopted.
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Introduced
Amendment S-5115 filed.
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2026 12:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Drey, and Schultz.
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 90, nays 1.
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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