89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
SF 2302: Relating to prohibitions on noncompete covenants 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 relates to noncompete covenants contained within employment contracts and provisions that are prohibited and void. The bill provides definitions for “covenant not to solicit”, “earnings”, and “noncompete covenant”. The bill provides that if a person makes less than 150 percent of the minimum wage, a noncompete covenant is unenforceable and violates the bill. The bill provides that a noncompete covenant with a non-low-wage employee is unenforceable and violates the bill unless the employer can show that the noncompete covenant is necessary due to a clear and inherent risk of unfair competition and the noncompete covenant was narrowly tailored to mitigate the risk.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 23, 2022
- Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
- Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Plumbers and Steam Fitters Local 33
In plain words
- February 16, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Labor and Business Relations committee
- February 23, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Rowley, Boulton and Green
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/SF2302