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

HF 2321: Relating to membership in the protection occupation category of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system for certain social workers

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 provides that a person employed as a social worker by the department of health and human services who meets certain criteria shall be included within the protection occupation category of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system. The bill provides that membership service prior to the effective date of the bill shall be reclassified as protection occupation service without payment of any additional contributions to pay the actuarial costs of the reclassified service if the employer certifies the employment as constituting protection occupation service under the bill.

Sponsors

Rep. Jason Gearhart (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: AFSCME Council 61

In plain words

  1. February 6, 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/HF2321