89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
HF 275: Requiring minimum paid sick and safe time for employees, providing a penalty, and including applicability provisions
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, entitled the “Healthy and Safe Family and Workplace Act”, requires minimum paid sick and safe time for all employees employed in the state in new Code chapter 91F. The bill defines “sick and safe time” as time that is compensated at the same hourly rate and with the same benefits, including health care benefits, as the employee normally earns during hours worked and is provided by an employer to an employee for the purposes described in the bill. The bill defines additional terms including “employee”, “employer”, and “family member”.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 3 for, 2 against
For: Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; UAW Region 4; United Professionals/UE
Against: Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB /IA)
In plain words
- January 28, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Labor 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/HF275