Relating to overtime pay earned by state employees

Sponsored by 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. Janet Petersen (D), Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D), Sen. Art Staed (D), Sen. Thomas Townsend (D), Sen. Cindy Winckler (D)

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 18, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 19, 2025
Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
Next: Passes the House
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary State employees who earn less than $125,000 a year and aren't already covered by federal overtime laws would be eligible for overtime pay. These workers would receive one and a half times their regular hourly rate for extra hours worked. To make this possible, their pay would be set up using an hourly rate instead of a yearly salary.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill provides that a state employee whose annual salary is under $125,000 and who is not covered by the overtime payment provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act shall be eligible for overtime payment at the rate of one and one-half times the regular rate at which the employee is employed, as though such employee were so covered. The bill provides that salaries for such state employees shall be established on an hourly basis.

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Senate subcommittee

Named February 19, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§70A.1

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Lobbying

3 for · 0 against · 2 undecided · Who →

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SF 2098 Relating to overtime pay earned by state employees
90th General Assembly · In committee · same title
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