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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 460: Concerning private sector employee drug testing

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

5, concerning private sector employee drug testing.5, is defined as a job wherein an accident could cause loss of human life, serious bodily injury, or significant property or environmental damage, including a job with duties that include immediate supervision of a person in a safety-sensitive position. The bill provides that the definition applies to positions designated as safety sensitive positions by the employer. The bill provides that specified communications required under current law to be provided by certified mail, return receipt requested, can also be provided in person or by electronic notification if an employee or prospective employee so chooses.

Sponsors

Labor and Workforce (companion To Sf 319 By Committee on Workforce) committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 10 for, 8 against

For: American Council of Engineering Companies; Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa; Associated General Contractors of Iowa; Casey's General Stores; Home Builders Association of Iowa; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); Iowa Motor Truck Association; Iowa Nebraska Farm Equipment Dealers Association; Master Builders of Iowa; National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB /IA)

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; IBEW Iowa State Conference; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa State Building and Construction Trades; North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters; Plumbers and Steam Fitters Local 33; UAW Region 4

In plain words

  1. February 27, 2023Filed in the House

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/HF460