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

SF 2046: Relating to wage payment collection issues arising between employers and employees, providing penalties and remedies, and including effective date provisions

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 the collection of wages from employers by employees under Code chapter 91A, the “Iowa Wage Payment Collection Law”. The bill provides that an employer has the burden to establish that a deduction from employees’ wages is lawful and that the employer must obtain written authorization for the deduction from the employee in advance. The bill removes the requirement that an employer be notified by the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing before the employer is required to fulfill requirements relating to employee wage and benefit information.

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 · 6 for, 1 against

For: AFSCME Council 61; Common Good Iowa; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Professional Educators of Iowa; Siouxland Bitches Get Stuff Done; United Professionals/UE

Against: Iowa Motor Truck Association

In plain words

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