88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
SF 324: Providing for time off to care for or transport a child in the event of a school cancellation, late start, or early dismissal due to inclement weather and making penalties applicable
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill requires an employer under Code chapter 91A to provide an employee upon request an amount of time off necessary for the purpose of caring for or transporting the employee’s child in the event of a cancellation, late start, or early dismissal of the school day at the school the child attends due to inclement weather. Such a request shall be submitted within one business day after taking such time off. The bill provides an employer with the discretion to provide paid or unpaid time off pursuant to the bill.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 15, 2020
- Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
- Sen. Jim Carlin (R)
Lobbying · 0 for, 2 against
Against: Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB /IA)
In plain words
- February 20, 2019Filed in the Senate and sent to the Labor and Business Relations committee
- February 26, 2019Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Bisignano and Carlin
- January 15, 2020Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Boulton and Carlin
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/SF324