91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 742: Establishing requirements relating to heat response in work areas 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 establishes requirements relating to heat response in work areas. The bill requires an employer to provide a shaded area to an employee whose working conditions regularly involve outside work with direct exposure to the sun. The bill provides requirements for shaded areas, including requirements for the location of such areas and the time at which such access must be provided. The bill requires an employer to provide drinking water at no cost to an employee whose working conditions involve regular exposure to a heat index of degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
Sponsors
Rep. Ken Croken (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
In plain words
- March 5, 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/HF742