Relating to the military code and duty performed by a member of the United States coast guard

Sponsored by the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee

Topics:Jobs & workers Veterans & military

Same legislation: HSB 43, SSB 1043, HF 200

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2021
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2021
Done: Senate committeeJanuary 27, 2021
Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 3, 202146–0
Skipped: House committeeSkipped
Done: Passes the HouseJanuary 27, 2021
Stopped: To the GovernorDied when the General Assembly ended
Done: Signed into lawMarch 8, 2021

HF 200 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 200, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 200 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Members of the U.S. Coast Guard and Space Force would receive the same job protections as other military service members. This means employers cannot fire workers, deny them leaves of absence, or cancel their health insurance because of their military duty. Additionally, employers will not be charged for unemployment benefits if they have to lay someone off to bring a Coast Guard member back to work.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill generally concerns regular, reserve, and auxiliary members of the United States coast guard.1, concerning definitions for purposes of the military code, is amended to provide that federal active duty includes full-time duty performed in the United States coast guard.28, concerning leaves of absence for public employees ordered to certain military duty, is amended to provide that the requirement to provide a leave of absence for such duty also applies to members of the space force and to regular, reserve, or auxiliary members of the United States coast guard when called to military duty. 43, concerning certain prohibitions related to military service and military duty, is amended to provide that the prohibitions also apply to regular, reserve, or auxiliary members of the United States coast guard when called to military duty. Specifically, the Code section prohibits any discrimination against a person because of their military service and prohibits employers from discharging a person from employment, or failing to reinstate a person to employment, for leaves of absence related to military duty. The Code section also prohibits terminating coverage under a group health insurance policy for a leave of absence for military duty.43.

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Senate subcommittee

Named January 14, 2021 (as SSB 1043). On January 21, 2021 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§29A.1 §29A.28 §29A.43 §96.7

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Lobbying

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Tried before

HF 2356Cleared committee88th GA HF 2313Passed a chamber88th GA

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HSB 43Renumbered SSB 1043Renumbered

89th General Assembly

HF 200Became lawfrom HSB 43 SF 182Didn’t advancefrom SSB 1043

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

HF 2356 Relating to the military code and duty performed by a member of the United States coast gu…
88th General Assembly · In committee · same title
Cleared committee
HF 2313 Relating to the military code and duty performed by a member of the United States coast gu…
88th General Assembly · Passed House · nearly identical
Passed a chamber

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