SF 329: Relating to leaves of absences for civil employees performing state active duty, national guard duty, federal active duty, civil air patrol duty, or national disaster medical system duty

What it does

This bill allows a civil employee of the state to only take one day of required leave if the civil employee is absent due to state active duty, national guard duty, federal active duty, civil air patrol duty, or national disaster medical system duty, the employee is absent for a period of less than days, and the workday for the employee encompasses a continuous period of up to consecutive hours, regardless of whether the workday extends into one or two calendar days. Under current law, a civil employee may take a single day of required absence for one workday regardless of how many calendar days the workday actually encompasses.

House subcommittee · named March 9, 2023

• Rep. Luana Stoltenberg (R)
• Rep. Sue Cahill (D)
• Rep. Cindy Golding (R) · cindy.golding@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: American Legion of Iowa; Iowa State Commission of Veterans Affairs

In plain words

1. February 20, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Veterans Affairs committee
2. February 21, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Dotzler and Edler
3. February 22, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 27, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
5. March 7, 2023Passed the Senate, 49–0
6. March 7, 2023Arrived in the House
7. March 9, 2023House subcommittee named: Stoltenberg, Cahill and Golding
8. March 16, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
9. March 21, 2023Approved by the House committee
10. April 19, 2023Passed the House, 95–0
11. May 3, 2023Sent to the Governor
12. May 3, 2023Signed into law