91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 675: Requiring employers to provide employees with meal periods and rest periods and providing penalties
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 requires an employer to provide an employee with appropriate meal periods and appropriate rest periods. The bill states that an appropriate meal period shall be not less than minutes during an employee’s work period of at least seven hours. The meal period is to be taken between the second and fifth hours of the work or, if the employee works more than seven hours, between the third and sixth hours. The bill states that an appropriate rest period shall be a paid period of not less than minutes during every four-hour work period.
Sponsors
Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D), Rep. Jeff Cooling (D), Rep. Ken Croken (D), Rep. Tracy A. Ehlert (D), Rep. Lindsay James (D), Rep. Rob Johnson (D), Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D), Rep. Bob Kressig (D), Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D), Rep. Mary Lee Madison (D), Rep. Heather Matson (D), Rep. Brian Meyer (D), Rep. Amy Nielsen (D), Rep. Rick L. Olson (D), Rep. J.D. Scholten (D), Rep. Dr. Megan L. Srinivas (D), Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D), Rep. Ross Wilburn (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: IBEW Iowa State Conference
In plain words
- February 28, 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/HF675