91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 283: Increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the increase in federal social security benefits
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 increases the state minimum hourly wage to $10.00 as of July 1, 2025, $12.50 as of July 1, 2026, and $15.00 as of July 1, 2027. The bill increases the state minimum hourly wage for employees employed for less than days to $9.10 as of July 1, 2025, $11.60 as of July 1, 2026, and $14.10 as of July 1, 2027. The bill also increases the state minimum hourly wage, including the minimum hourly wage established for employees employed for less than days, annually on July 1, beginning July 1, 2028, by the same percentage as the cost-of-living increase, if any, in social security benefits effective as of the previous December, as authorized by the federal social security administration. In no case shall the state hourly wage be decreased.
Sponsors
Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D), Rep. Jeff Cooling (D), Rep. Ken Croken (D), Rep. Tracy A. Ehlert (D), Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D), Rep. Daniel Gosa (D), Rep. Lindsay James (D), Rep. Rob Johnson (D), Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D), Rep. Monica Kurth (D), Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D), Rep. Mary Lee Madison (D), Rep. Heather Matson (D), Rep. Rick L. Olson (D), Rep. Dr. Megan L. Srinivas (D), Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D), Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D), Rep. Adam Zabner (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against
For: AFSCME Council 61; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa
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 Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF283