91st General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 281: Repealing provisions of law concerning rights relating to labor organization membership
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 it does
This bill repeals provisions of law relating to a person’s right to work at the person’s chosen occupation because of membership in or refusal to join a labor organization; a prohibition on employers refusing employment to a person because of membership in or refusal to join a labor organization; a prohibition on persons, employers, or labor organizations entering into a contract to exclude a person from employment because of membership in or refusal to join a labor organization; a prohibition on persons, employers, or labor organizations requiring a person to pay labor organization dues as a condition of employment; and a prohibition on persons, employers, or labor organizations deducting labor organization dues from an employee’s wages unless the employer has first been presented with an individual written order signed by the employee.
Sponsors
Rep. Josh Turek (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against
For: Dr. Tanja Garrison; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
In plain words
- February 10, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Labor and Workforce committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF281