A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, and including effective date provisions.
This bill modifies Iowa's public employees' retirement system (IPERS) by:
1) Removing restrictions preventing IPERS from requiring electronic records/signatures (allowing electronic submissions where permitted),
2) Permitting IPERS to share members' legal names with the state treasurer to locate absent members,
3) Changing annual benefit statements to quarterly updates covering the prior four quarters, and
4) Adding a fee-free reloadable payment card option for retirees (replacing the current paper-warrant fee).
These changes affect all IPERS members and retirees, streamlining recordkeeping, communication, and payment methods.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2026
Last action Feb 11, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Feb 11, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2297.
legislature
Feb 4, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 3, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 12:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Jan 15, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee: Westrich, Bisignano, and Guth.
legislature
Jan 15, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to State Government.
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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