HSB 116: HSB 116

What it does

This bill provides that railroad employees shall be entitled to take leave, including unpaid leave, for up to days in a 12-month period because of a birth or adoption of a son or daughter or because of a serious health condition of the employee or the employee’s son or daughter, spouse, or parent. The bill provides definitions for “applicable monthly guarantee”, “commissioner”, “eligible employee”, “parent”, “railroad employer”, “serious health condition”, “son or daughter”, and “spouse”. An eligible employee is defined as a person employed for at least months by the employer and who has worked or been paid for not less than 504 hours with such employer during the previous 12-month period or has worked or been paid for not less than percent of the employee’s applicable monthly guarantee.

House subcommittee · named January 30, 2023

• Rep. Thomas Jay Moore (R) · tom.moore@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Jeff Cooling (D) · jeff.cooling@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Austin Harris (R) · austin.harris@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 6 against

For: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Prevent Child Abuse Iowa; SMART-Transportation Division

Against: BNSF Railway Co.; CN Rail; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); Iowa Interstate Railroad; National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB /IA); Union Pacific Railroad

In plain words

1. January 30, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Labor and Workforce committee
2. January 30, 2023House subcommittee named: Moore, T., Cooling and Harris
3. February 8, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it