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

HF 889: Relating to government employee paid leave

Signed into law

What it does

Under current law, certain state employees and employees covered under a collective bargaining agreement negotiated with the public safety bargaining unit, who have accumulated days of sick leave, and who do not use sick leave during a full month of employment, may elect to have up to one-half day of additional vacation added to the employee’s accrued vacation account in lieu of the accrual of sick leave for that month. This bill applies this provision beginning after the fourth year of employment, and provides that for the first four years of employment, the employee may make the election after having accumulated days of sick leave.

Cost

Can’t be estimated

House File 889 may have a fiscal impact, but it cannot be determined. The fiscal impact from expanding eligibility to convert sick leave to vacation leave cannot be determined because the amount of sick leave converted and its impact on the future use of leave…

Senate subcommittee · named March 27, 2025

Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D) · bill.dotzler@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 28 for, 0 against

For: AFSCME Council 61; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); American Heart Association; Blank Childrens Hospital; Caitlin Jarzen - Personal Interest; Common Good Iowa; Governor's Office; IBEW Iowa State Conference; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Communications Network ICN/ITTC; and 16 more

In plain words

January 23, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee · as HSB 78
January 23, 2025House subcommittee named: Siegrist, Jones and Scheetz · as HSB 78
January 29, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 78
February 5, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 78
February 5, 2025Committee vote: 23–0 · as HSB 78
March 7, 2025Filed in the House
March 7, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 889 · as HSB 78
March 19, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
March 20, 2025Passed the House, 87–2
March 24, 2025Arrived in the Senate
March 27, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Dotzler and Schultz
April 1, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
April 2, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
May 14, 2025Passed the Senate, 44–1
May 22, 2025Sent to the Governor
May 27, 2025Signed into law
June 6, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted