Requiring certain employers to include pay scale information in communications offering employment, and providing penalties

Where it is now

Done: IntroducedMarch 4, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeMarch 10, 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 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 an employer that employs or more employees and that announces, posts, publishes, or otherwise makes known an advertisement, solicitation, or other communication offering employment or seeking applicants for employment to include in the communication the pay scale for each position for which employment is offered or for which applicants are sought. The pay scale must be included in the communication itself; a reference to another location where the pay scale can be found is not sufficient.

Read the full explanation

The bill requires an employer that employs or more employees and that engages a third party to announce, post, publish, or otherwise make known an advertisement, solicitation, or other communication offering employment or seeking applicants for employment to comply with the bill in such communication or require the third party to do so. The bill defines “pay scale” as the salary or hourly wage range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for the position. The bill defines “position” to include any position that may be filled in Iowa by an employee, whether by in-person or remote employment. The bill is enforced by the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. An employer that violates the bill shall be subject to a civil penalty of no less than $100 and no more than $10,000 per violation. The bill provides procedures for collection of such penalties.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named March 10, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§91F.1 §91F.2 §91F.3 §91F.4

Amends§10A.202 §10A.204

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Lobbying

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