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HF 2318Died when the session ended · February 6, 2026

Relating to eligibility for unemployment benefits for participants in strikes or other labor disputes

Sponsored by Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D), Rep. Ken Croken (D), Rep. Lindsay James (D), Rep. Monica Kurth (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

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 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 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?

What’s in it

AI summary People participating in a strike or labor dispute will be able to receive unemployment benefits starting on their 15th day of the work stoppage. These individuals will not have to follow the usual rules about searching for new jobs to keep their benefits. Under the current law, these workers are normally not allowed to get unemployment money.1

Read the official explanation

This bill provides that an individual otherwise eligible for unemployment benefits shall not be denied benefits beginning on the 15th day of the individual’s participation in a stoppage of work resulting from a strike or other labor dispute at the factory, establishment, or other premises at which the individual is or was last employed. The bill provides that such an individual is not subject to work search requirements for unemployment benefits. Under current law, such an individual is disqualified for unemployment benefits with specified exceptions.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§96.4§96.5

How the Code works3

Lobbying

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