91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 455: Relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year
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 the maximum total amount of unemployment benefits payable to an eligible individual during a benefit year shall not exceed times the individual’s weekly benefit amount, rather than times the weekly benefit amount as provided under current law.
Sponsors
Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Rep. Austin Baeth (D), Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D), Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D), Rep. Jeff Cooling (D), Rep. Kenan Judge (D), Rep. Bob Kressig (D), Rep. Monica Kurth (D), Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D), Rep. Mary Lee Madison (D), Rep. Brian Meyer (D), Rep. Dr. Megan L. Srinivas (D), Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D), Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D), Rep. Ross Wilburn (D), Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against
For: AFSCME Council 61; Common Good Iowa; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; IBEW Iowa State Conference; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council
In plain words
- February 18, 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/HF455