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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SF 263: A bill for an act relating to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, and city civil service requirements, and including effective date, applicability, and transition provisions.

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

SF 263 is a bill introduced in the Iowa Senate on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act relating to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, and city civil service requirements, and including effective date, applicability, and transition provisions. Primary sponsor: Molly Donahue (Democratic), Liz Bennett (Democratic), Bill Dotzler (Democratic), Cindy Winckler (Democratic), Janet Petersen (Democratic), Art Staed (Democratic), Matt Blake (Democratic), Sarah Garriott (Democratic), Tom Townsend (Democratic), Mike Zimmer (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 12, 2025): Subcommittee: Driscoll, Donahue, and Taylor.

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

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Molly DonahuePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Liz BennettPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Bill DotzlerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Cindy WincklerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate49
Janet PetersenPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Art StaedPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate40
Matt BlakePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Sarah GarriottPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Tom TownsendPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Mike ZimmerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate35

“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. Subcommittee: Driscoll, Donahue, and Taylor.
  2. Introduced, referred to Workforce.

Sources

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