SF 2009: Relating to certain employees of the department of corrections, including collective bargaining, health insurance for a surviving spouse and children of certain employees of the department, and certain operational and employment matters involving the department, and including applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to the department of corrections. The bill designates nonsupervisory employees of the Iowa department of corrections with ongoing direct contact with inmates as public safety employees for the purposes of collective bargaining pursuant to Code chapter 20, the public employment relations Act. Code chapters and 400 include collective bargaining procedures specifically applicable to public safety employees that are not applicable to other public employees, including procedures relating to the scope of collective bargaining negotiations, arbitration procedures, and certain matters relating to city civil service employment.

Senate subcommittee · named January 14, 2026

• Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: AFSCME Council 61; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Peace Officers Association

In plain words

1. January 12, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Workforce committee
2. January 14, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Donahue and Taylor