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Relating to leave of absence from civil employment provided to members of the military
Sponsored by Rep. Megan Jones (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 5, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary State and local government employees who serve in the military or civil air patrol will get more time off for their duties. This change adds travel time to their leave and allows civil employees to take time off for inactive training hours. These workers will still keep their job status and pay during these absences.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, an officer or employee of the state, a subdivision of the state, or a municipality is entitled to a leave of absence for state active duty, national guard duty, federal active duty, or civil air patrol duty without loss of status or efficiency rating, and without loss of pay during the first 30 days. This bill expands the leave of absence to include the necessary travel time to perform the military duty and allows a civil employee to take a leave of absence for the necessary hours to perform inactive duty training.
Iowa Code it changes
Amends§29A.28