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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
May 27, 2025
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
House File 889, an Act relating to government employee paid leave.
The above House File is hereby approved on this date.
Sin9erely,
Rey
Goternor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 515.281.5211 WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV
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House File 889
AN ACT
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE PAID LEAVE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 70A.1, subsection 7, Code 2025, is
amended to read as follows:
7. a. Statc During the first four years of employment,
state employees, excluding state board of regents" faculty
members with nine- month appointments, and employees covered
under a collective bargaining agreement negotiated with the
public safety bargaining unit who are eligible for accrued
vacation benefits and accrued sick leave benefits, who have
accumulated ten days of sick leave, and who do not use sick
House File 889, p. 2
leave during a full month of employment, may elect to have up
to one-half day of additional vacation added to the employee's
accrued vacation account.
b, After the fourth year of employment, state employees,
excluding state board of regents" faculty members with
nine- month appointments, and employees covered under a
collective bargaining agreement negotiated with the public
safety bargaining unit who are eligible for accrued vacation
benefits and accrued sick leave benefits, who have accumulated
thirty days of sick leave, and who do not use sick leave during
a full month of employment, may elect to have up to one-half
day of additional vacation added to the employee's accrued
vacation account.
c. The additional vacation time added to an employee's
accrued vacation account for not using sick leave during a
month is in lieu of the accrual of sick leave for that month.
The amount of additional vacation for part-time employees shall
be prorated to the amount of additional vacation authorized
for full-time employees. The director of the department of
administrative services may adopt the necessary rules and
procedures for the implementation of this program for all state
employees except employees of the state board of regents.
The state board of regents may adopt necessary rules for the
implementation of this program for its employees.
Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 70A.24 Paid parental leave.
1. A state employee entitled to leave under the federal
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 shall be provided paid
leave for such time as specified in this section for the birth
of a child or placement of a child for adoption with the
employee if the leave is taken within twelve months following
any such birth or adoption.
2. a, For the birth of a child, a state employee parent who
gave birth shall be entitled to up to four weeks of paid leave
and a state employee parent who did not give birth shall be
entitled to up to one week of paid leave.
b. For the placement of a child for adoption, a state
employee parent shall be entitled to up to four weeks of paid
leave.
House File 889, p. 3
3. The department of administrative services shall adopt
rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this section.
Af4 PAT GRASSLE
Speaker of the House
AMY SINC • • IR
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 889, Ninety-first General Assembly.
Approved , 2025
MEG Ir NELSON
Chi ( - Clerk . f the House
KIM R' NOLD
Governor