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

HF 2146: Relating to leaves of absence from civil public employment for members of the military

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

What it does

Under current law, an officer or employee of the state, a subdivision of the state, or a municipality is entitled to a leave of absence for state active duty, national guard duty, federal active duty, or civil air patrol duty without loss of status or efficiency rating, and without loss of pay during the first days. This bill specifies that each workday, regardless of the number of hours in the workday, for which a civil employee takes a leave of absence shall count as one day for purposes of calculating the days of paid leave.

Sponsors

Rep. Jason Gearhart (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

In plain words

  1. January 21, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the State Government 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/91/HF2146