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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 170: Providing for employment leave for employees of railroad corporations to attend a school-sponsored activity and making penalties applicable

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill requires a railroad corporation to provide an employee upon request at least four occurrences, as defined in the bill, of leave per academic year for the purpose of attending a scheduled school-sponsored activity of the employee’s child if the activity cannot be scheduled during nonwork hours. The railroad corporation may require an employee to provide written documentation of the school-sponsored activity before or after granting such leave. Such leave shall not be taken on a federal holiday.

Sponsors

Rep. Devon Wood (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 5, 2025

  • Rep. Devon Wood (R) · devon.wood@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Jacob Bossman (R) · jacob.bossman@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Jeff Cooling (D) · jeff.cooling@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 8 against

For: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen; SMART-Transportation Division

Against: BNSF Railway Co.; Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad; Burlington Junction Railway; Davenport Industrial Railroad; 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, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Transportation committee
  2. February 5, 2025House subcommittee named: Wood, Bossman and Cooling
  3. February 19, 2025Subcommittee 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/91/HF170