90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 323: Prohibiting employers from engaging in certain actions relating to infectious diseases and providing penalties
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, as defined in the bill, from carrying out specified actions against an employee relating to infectious disease, including COVID-19. The prohibited actions are inquiring about any information regarding an employee’s vaccination status, inquiring about the results of a test for an infectious disease taken by an employee, and conducting a test for an infectious disease on an employee to determine a past or current infection. These actions are permitted when required for the duties of an employee’s position in accordance with federal or international law.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 21, 2023
- Sen. Dennis Guth (R) · dennis.guth@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D) · bill.dotzler@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. J. Taylor
Lobbying · 1 for, 1 against
For: Informed Choice Iowa
Against: Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI)
In plain words
- February 16, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Workforce committee
- February 21, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Guth, Dotzler and J. Taylor
- February 22, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
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/SF323