SF 504 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance taxes on employers.

SF 504 amends Iowa's unemployment insurance tax rules for employers. It modifies the definition of "taxable wages" by removing wages paid to employees from other states that have reciprocal agreements with Iowa. The bill also adds a 10% surcharge on employers with three-year average benefit ratios of 1.25 or higher, and requires employers to use any tax savings from the bill for employee wages or seasonal unemployment alternatives. These changes adjust how employer contribution rates are calculated based on benefit ratio rankings and fund reserve levels.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Mar 12, 2025
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Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 607.
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 10, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2025 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Dickey, Schultz, and Townsend.
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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