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

HF 538: Relating to employment of persons with disabilities

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 in order to ensure full participation in the social and economic life of Iowa by persons with disabilities, it is declared to be the policy of the state that competitive and integrated employment shall be considered the first and preferred option when serving persons with disabilities who are of working age to obtain employment. The bill specifies this policy applies to programs and services that provide services and support to help obtain employment for persons with disabilities.

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 25, 2025

Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R) · barb.kniffmcculla@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Jeff Cooling (D) · jeff.cooling@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Joshua Meggers (R) · joshua.meggers@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 13 for, 0 against

For: AFSCME Council 61; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Brain Injury Association of Iowa; Disability Rights Iowa; Easterseals Iowa; Hills and Dales; Iowa Association of Community Providers; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; Link Associates; Lutheran Services in IA, Inc.; and 1 more

In plain words

February 20, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Labor and Workforce committee
February 25, 2025House subcommittee named: Kniff McCulla, Cooling and Meggers