91st General Assembly

HF 2146Died when the session ended · January 21, 2026

Relating to leaves of absence from civil public employment for members of the military

Sponsored by Rep. Jason Gearhart (R)

Topics:State governmentVeterans & military

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2026
  2. Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
  3. Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. 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 and local government employees currently get paid for the first 30 days they are away for military or civil air patrol duty. This bill clarifies that any workday an employee misses counts as one full day toward that 30-day limit, no matter how many hours they worked.1

Read the official explanation

Under current law, an officer or employee of the state, a subdivision of the state, or a municipality is entitled to a leave of absence for state active duty, national guard duty, federal active duty, or civil air patrol duty without loss of status or efficiency rating, and without loss of pay during the first 30 days. This bill specifies that each workday, regardless of the number of hours in the workday, for which a civil employee takes a leave of absence shall count as one day for purposes of calculating the 30 days of paid leave.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§29A.28

How the Code works3

Lobbying

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