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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

HF 2405: Relating to certain employees of the department of corrections, including collective bargaining, health insurance for a surviving spouse and children of certain employees of the department, and certain operational and employment matters involving the department

Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the department of corrections.3 is amended to designate nonsupervisory employees of the Iowa department of corrections with ongoing direct contact with inmates as public safety employees for the purposes of collective bargaining pursuant to Code chapter 20, the public employment relations Act. Code chapters and 400 include collective bargaining procedures specifically applicable to public safety employees that are not applicable to other public employees, including procedures relating to the scope of collective bargaining negotiations, arbitration procedures, and certain matters relating to city civil service employment.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 7 for, 0 against

For: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Peace Officers Association; Iowa State Police Association; League of Women Voters of Iowa; State Police Officers Council; Teamsters Local 238

In plain words

  1. February 16, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2405