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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Proposed Bill

HSB 579: A bill for an act relating to paid parental leave for state employees.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HSB 579 is a proposed bill introduced in the Iowa House on January 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act relating to paid parental leave for state employees. Primary sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT. Most recent recorded action (February 16, 2026): Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2502.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENTPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2502.
  2. Committee vote: Yeas, 22. Nays, 0. Excused, 1.
  3. Committee report, recommending passage.
  4. Subcommittee recommends passage.
  5. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 12:30PM RM 103.
  6. Subcommittee: Hora, Smith and Srinivas.
  7. Introduced, referred to State Government.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source