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

SF 2045: Increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the increase in federal social security benefits

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 increases the state minimum hourly wage to $15.00 as of July 1, 2026. The bill increases the state minimum hourly wage for employees employed for less than days to $14.10 as of July 1, 2026. The bill also increases the state minimum hourly wage, including the minimum hourly wage established for employees employed for less than days, annually on July 1, beginning July 1, 2027, by the same percentage as the cost-of-living increase, if any, in social security benefits effective as of the previous December, as authorized by the federal social security administration. In no case shall the state hourly wage be decreased.

Sponsors

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

Cost

No fiscal note

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. Mike Pike (R) · mike.pike@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 0 against

For: AFSCME Council 61; Common Good Iowa; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Siouxland Bitches Get Stuff Done; Teamsters Local 238; United Professionals/UE

In plain words

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

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/SF2045