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

SF 109: Relating to a family leave and medical leave insurance program that provides for paid, job-protected leave for certain family leave and medical leave reasons for eligible employees of specified employers

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 relates to a family leave and medical leave insurance program (program), administered by the director of the department of workforce development, that provides for paid, job-protected leave for certain family leave and medical leave reasons for eligible employees of specified employers. An employee is eligible for family leave and medical leave after working for a covered employer, as defined in the bill, for a minimum of consecutive months and a minimum of 1,250 hours during the consecutive-month period immediately preceding the employee’s request for leave.

Sponsors

Sen. Liz Bennett (D), Sen. Tony Bisignano (D), Sen. Matt Blake (D), Sen. Molly Donahue (D), Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D), Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D), Sen. Izaah Knox (D), Sen. Janet Petersen (D), Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D), Sen. Art Staed (D), Sen. Thomas Townsend (D), Sen. Zach Wahls (D), Sen. Janice Weiner (D), Sen. Cindy Winckler (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 23, 2025

  • Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dave Sires (R) · dave.sires@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Zach Wahls (D) · zach.wahls@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa; State Police Officers Council

In plain words

  1. January 22, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Workforce committee
  2. January 23, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Sires and Wahls

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/SF109