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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SF 452: A bill for an act relating to employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, personnel records and settlement agreements, city civil service requirements, and health insurance matters, 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 452 is a bill introduced in the Iowa Senate on February 26, 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, personnel records and settlement agreements, city civil service requirements, and health insurance matters, and including effective date, applicability, and transition provisions. Primary sponsor: Bill Dotzler (Democratic), Janet Petersen (Democratic), Liz Bennett (Democratic), Sarah Garriott (Democratic), Molly Donahue (Democratic), Cindy Winckler (Democratic), Matt Blake (Democratic), Tom Townsend (Democratic), Tony Bisignano (Democratic), Herman Quirmbach (Democratic), Janice Weiner (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2025): Subcommittee: Driscoll, Dotzler, and Schultz.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill DotzlerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Janet PetersenPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Liz BennettPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Sarah GarriottPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Molly DonahuePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate37
Cindy WincklerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate49
Matt BlakePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Tom TownsendPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Tony BisignanoPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Herman QuirmbachPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Janice WeinerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate45

“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, Dotzler, and Schultz.
  2. Introduced, referred to Workforce.

Sources

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