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

SF 509: Relating to employment status and employment benefits 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

This bill provides that if an employee is unable to return to work due to an injury for which a claim for workers’ compensation arises, and if the employer provided the employee with health insurance as of the time the injury occurred, the employer must continue to provide the employee with health insurance on the same terms for at least six months beginning on the day after the employee leaves employment. If the employer does not comply, the employer shall be liable to the employee for reimbursement for any medical costs incurred by the employee that would have been covered by the required health insurance.

Sponsors

Sen. Thomas Townsend (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 10, 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

In plain words

  1. March 4, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Workforce committee
  2. March 10, 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/SF509