Relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year

Sponsored by Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D), Rep. Ken Croken (D), Rep. Tracy A. Ehlert (D), Rep. David Jacoby (D), Rep. Lindsay James (D), Rep. Bob Kressig (D), Rep. Monica Kurth (D), Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D), Rep. Mary Lee Madison (D), Rep. Angel Ramirez (D), Rep. Ross Wilburn (D), Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D)

Topics:Jobs & workers

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 3, 2026
Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
Next: Passes the House
Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

Lobbyist declarations

For · 5Against · 0Undecided · 14

AFSCME Council 61For
Common Good IowaFor
IBEW Iowa State ConferenceFor
Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIOFor
United Professionals/UEFor
AIG-American International CompaniesUndecided
Atlantic BottlingUndecided
BNSF Railway Co.Undecided
Bayer U.S. LLCUndecided
Corebridge FinancialUndecided
Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLCUndecided
Iowa Association of Electric CooperativesUndecided
Iowa Broadcasters AssociationUndecided
Iowa Collectors Association, Inc.Undecided
Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and LicensingUndecided
Iowa Grocery Industry AssociationUndecided
Iowa Newspaper AssociationUndecided
Iowa Society of Certified Public AccountantsUndecided
Smithfield Foods, Inc.Undecided

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