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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 2161: Establishing a return to work incentive program, making an appropriation, and including effective date provisions

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

What it does

This bill establishes a return to work incentive program and makes an appropriation. The bill establishes a return to work incentive program within the department of workforce development. The department shall provide an individual who is eligible to receive benefits under the incentive program a weekly benefit amount of $100 for a maximum period of weeks as available funding provides. The bill requires an individual meet certain criteria before the individual is eligible for return to work benefits.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 2, 2022

  • Sen. Adrian Dickey (R) · adrian.dickey@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
  • Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Iowa Alliance For Retired Americans; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

In plain words

  1. February 1, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Labor and Business Relations committee
  2. February 2, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Dickey, Boulton and Green

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF2161