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

SF 186: Relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable

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 requires an employer under Code chapter 91A to treat an employee who adopts a child up to six years of age in the same manner as an employee who is the biological parent of a newborn child for purposes of employment policies, benefits, and protections for the first year of the adoption. An employee shall not be entitled to disability leave without a qualifying disability under an employer’s disability policies.158.2 defines “employer” as a person, as defined in Code chapter 4, who in this state employs for wages a natural person.

Sponsors

Workforce committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 26 for, 0 against

For: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Blank Childrens Hospital; Common Good Iowa; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; IA Mental Health Planning Council; IBEW Iowa State Conference; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; and 14 more

In plain words

  1. February 1, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. February 1, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. June 5, 2023Sent to the Senate 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/SF186