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HF248 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 26 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

A bill for an act relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 26 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

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COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Last action
2025-05-19
Official status
Signed by Governor . H.J. 1225 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 26 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

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

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable.
  • (Formerly HF 26 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-19 Iowa Legislature

    Signed by Governor . H.J. 1225 .

  2. 2025-05-19 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1224 .

  3. 2025-04-21 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 995 .

  4. 2025-04-21 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 842 .

  5. 2025-04-21 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 45, nays 0. S.J. 840 .

  6. 2025-04-10 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 757 .

  7. 2025-04-02 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar.

  8. 2025-04-02 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 682 .

  9. 2025-03-19 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  10. 2025-03-18 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/19/2025 8:30AM Senate Lounge.

  11. 2025-03-18 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 718 .

  12. 2025-03-14 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Alons, Donahue, and Lofgren. S.J. 552 .

  13. 2025-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, referred to Workforce. S.J. 457 .

  14. 2025-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 457 .

  15. 2025-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 590 .

  16. 2025-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 87, nays 0. H.J. 575 .

  17. 2025-02-06 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 259 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 26 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
May 19, 2025
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
House File 248, an Act relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and
making penalties applicable.
The above House File is hereby approved on this date.
Sincgrely,
Kim Feynold
Governor of lo
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
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House File 248
AN ACT
RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF ADOPTIVE PARENT EMPLOYEES AND
MAKING PENALTIES APPLICABLE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. NEW SECTION. 91A.5B Treatment of adoptive parent
employees.
1. For purposes of this section, ' adoption - means the
permanent placement in this state of a child by the department
of health and human services, by a licensed agency under
chapter 238, by an agency that meets the provisions of the
interstate compact in section 232.158, or by a person making an
independent placement according to the provisions of chapter
600.
2. An employer shall treat an employee who chooses to adopt
a child up to six years of age in the same manner as an employee
who is the biological parent of a newborn child for purposes of
employment policies, benefits, and protections for the first
year of the adoption.
House File 248, p. 2
3. Notwithstanding subsection 2, an employee shall not be
entitled to disability leave without a qualifying disability
under,an employer's disability policies.
PA/ ASSLEY,
Speaker of the House
•
AMY SIN,CY,AIR
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 248, Ninety-first General Assembly.
Approved 2025
NELSON
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