90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 31: Prohibiting employers from entering into noncompete agreements with employees under specified circumstances, and including applicability provisions
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to enter into a noncompete agreement. The bill provides that such agreements entered into on or after the effective date of the bill shall be void and unenforceable. The bill defines “noncompete agreement” as an agreement between an employer and an employee that restricts the employee from performing work for a different employer for a specified period of time, work in a specified geographical area, or work for a different employer that is similar to the employee’s work for the employer who is a party to the agreement.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 1 for, 3 against
For: Iowa Association for Justice
Against: Iowa Independent Physician Group; Iowa Medical Society; Iowa State Bar Association
In plain words
- January 12, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Labor and Workforce committee
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/90/HF31