A bill for an act relating to programs and procedures of the department of workforce development and including effective date provisions.
This bill establishes a mandatory reemployment case management program for Iowa's unemployment benefits system. It requires the Department of Workforce Development to provide personalized job support services to claimants who are not currently working, starting within two weeks of filing an initial claim. The bill also clarifies eligibility requirements (like work search obligations) and updates procedures for notifying employers about benefit payments, appeals processes, and contribution rate determinations. These changes directly affect unemployed Iowans seeking benefits and employers responsible for unemployment insurance payments.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Last action Feb 6, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Feb 6, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2327.
legislature
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 10. Nays, 6. Excused, 1.
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Jan 26, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/27/2026 8:00AM RM 102.
legislature
Jan 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Bradley, Gosa and Sitzmann.
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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