91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 454: Relating to standards for determination of loss or permanent impairment for purposes of permanent partial disability under workers’ compensation and including applicability 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
Under current law, determinations of extent of loss or percentage of permanent impairment for purposes of permanent partial disability under workers’ compensation use the guides to the evaluation of permanent impairment published by the American medical association, as adopted by the workers’ compensation commissioner by rule. This bill specifies that the most recent annual update to the most recent edition of the guides shall be used. The bill strikes the requirement that the workers’ compensation commissioner adopt the guides by rule.
Sponsors
Sen. Tony Bisignano (D), Sen. Matt Blake (D), Sen. Molly Donahue (D), Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D), Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D), Sen. Thomas Townsend (D), Sen. Zach Wahls (D), Sen. Cindy Winckler (D), Sen. Mike Zimmer (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 27, 2025
- Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Thomas Townsend (D) · thomas.townsend@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 2 for, 1 against
For: AFSCME Council 61; IBEW Iowa State Conference
Against: Iowa Association for Justice
In plain words
- February 26, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Workforce committee
- February 27, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Taylor and Townsend
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/SF454