Establishing a state minimum hourly wage for direct care professionals

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 29, 2026
2. ✕
   Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
3. Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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

What’s in it

This bill provides that the state minimum hourly wage for direct care professionals, as defined in the bill, shall be at least $20.00 as of July 1, 2026. The bill provides that the state minimum hourly wage for direct care workers employed for less than days shall be at least $19.10 as of July 1, 2026.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§91D.2

Amends§91D.1

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Similar bills

• HF 375 Establishing a state minimum hourly wage for direct care professionals
  91st General Assembly · In committee
  Nearly identical

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.