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
- 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