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Relating to information provided to the department of workforce development during the fact-finding process for claims for unemployment benefits
Sponsored by the Senate Workforce Committee
Topics:Jobs & workers
Same legislation: SSB 3003
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: Senate committeeJanuary 21, 2026
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 3, 202630–14
- Done: House committeeMarch 18, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill requires the department of workforce development to establish a process whereby a claimant and an employer may each provide information to the department prior to the department’s fact-finding process for a claim for unemployment benefits without the presence of or participation by the other party. The department shall make any information provided by a party in this way available to the other party following the conclusion of each party’s statement during the joint fact-finding meeting interview.
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At the request of either party, the department shall provide such information to each party without the presence of or participation by the other party. The bill requires the department to give each party an opportunity to provide a rebuttal or response to information provided by the other party prior to the department’s initial determination of the validity of the claim. At the request of either party, the department shall provide such an opportunity without the presence of or participation by the other party. Information provided to the department pursuant to the bill shall be subject to the same standards applicable to other information obtained by the department during the fact-finding process for claims for unemployment benefits.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named March 12, 2026. On March 17, 2026 it recommended passage.
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§96.11
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