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

SSB 1040: Relating to government employee paid leave

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, certain state employees and employees covered under a collective bargaining agreement negotiated with the public safety bargaining unit, who have accumulated days of sick leave, and who do not use sick leave during a full month of employment, may elect to have up to one-half day of additional vacation added to the employee’s accrued vacation account in lieu of the accrual of sick leave for that month. This bill applies this provision beginning after the fourth year of employment, and provides that for the first four years of employment, the employee may make the election after having accumulated days of sick leave.

Cost

See the fiscal note

House File 889 may have a fiscal impact, but it cannot be determined. The fiscal impact from expanding eligibility to convert sick leave to vacation leave cannot be determined because the amount of sick leave converted and its impact on the future use of leave…

Senate subcommittee · named January 23, 2025

Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D) · bill.dotzler@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 28 for, 0 against

For: AFSCME Council 61; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); American Heart Association; Blank Childrens Hospital; Caitlin Jarzen - Personal Interest; Common Good Iowa; Governor's Office; IBEW Iowa State Conference; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Communications Network ICN/ITTC; and 16 more

In plain words

January 23, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Workforce committee
January 23, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Dotzler and Schultz
January 28, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it