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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 22, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 22, 2023
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 28, 2023
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 578
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 578 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 578 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill provides that a state employee entitled to leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 shall be provided paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child if the leave is taken within months following any such birth or adoption. The bill provides that a state employee parent who gives birth or adopts a child shall be entitled to up to four weeks of paid leave while a state employee parent of a child who did not give birth shall be entitled to up to one week of paid leave. The bill requires the department of administrative services to adopt rules to implement this paid parental leave benefit.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named February 22, 2023. On February 27, 2023 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.

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Fiscal note

The fiscal impact for HF 578 cannot be determined, since any change in employee leave utilization and the actions of the agencies are unknown. 8 million from all funding sources.

Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§70A.31

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Lobbying

18 for · 0 against · 12 undecided · Who →

Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

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Similar bills

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