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HF 248 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable.

This bill requires employers to treat employees who adopt a child up to six years of age in the same manner as employees who are biological parents of a newborn child. This equal treatment applies to employment policies, benefits, and protections for the first year following the adoption. However, it clarifies that an employee is not entitled to disability leave under this provision without a qualifying disability. The bill directly affects employees who adopt children and their employers in Iowa.
Issues: ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill expands employee benefits by requiring equal treatment for adoptive parents, strengthening workplace protections for workers with family obligations.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Signed May 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · May 19, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line legislative format into a standard bill format with page headers and an explanatory section. The substantive policy content regarding adoptive parent leave rights remains unchanged, including the definition of adoption, the requirement for equal treatment of adoptive parents, and the exclusion of disability leave without qualifying disability.
TECHNICAL

Changed document format from line-by-line legislative markup to standard bill format with page numbers, headers, and an explanatory section added at the end.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2025 · House Mar 10, 2025

How they voted

44–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
Apr 21, 2025
D Democratic16
14 Yea 2
87% Yea
R Republican33
30 Yea 3
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
4
May 19, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0.
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/19/2025 8:30AM Senate Lounge.
legislature
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Alons, Donahue, and Lofgren.
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 87, nays 0.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.