90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
HF 219: Relating to temporary unemployment for purposes of eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits
Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill strikes a requirement that a period of temporary unemployment, for purposes of eligibility for unemployment benefits, cannot exceed four weeks. An individual who is temporarily unemployed is exempt from registering for work at an employment office and from being able to work, available for work, and earnestly and actively seeking work in order to be eligible for unemployment benefits.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against
For: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
In plain words
- February 7, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Labor and Workforce 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/90/HF219