Concerning county budgets including employee contracts

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 28, 2025
2. ✕
   Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
3. Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requires a county to include moneys dedicated to county employee contracts negotiated under Code chapter in its proposed expenditures for the annual budget. The bill specifies that a county shall only authorize raises for county employees subject to contracts negotiated under Code chapter when such raises are accounted for in the certified budget. Authorized raises shall not take effect until on or after the first day of the fiscal year for which the budget is certified.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§331.434

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