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SF2272 • 2026

A bill for an act providing for a veterans’ benefits and services poster for employers to display in the workplace.

A bill for an act providing for a veterans’ benefits and services poster for employers to display in the workplace.

Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
TOWNSEND, KOELKER, SALMON, BISIGNANO, BLAKE, PETERSEN, STAED, WINCKLER, DREY, HARDMAN, ZIMMER, DOTZLER, BENNETT, DONAHUE, WEINER, TRONE GARRIOTT, KNOX, WAHLS and QUIRMBACH
Last action
2026-02-12
Official status
Subcommittee: Reichman, Costello, and Townsend. S.J. 279 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act providing for a veterans’ benefits and services poster for employers to display in the workplace.

A bill for an act providing for a veterans’ benefits and services poster for employers to display in the workplace.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act providing for a veterans’ benefits and services poster for employers to display in the workplace.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Reichman, Costello, and Townsend. S.J. 279 .

  2. 2026-02-11 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Veterans Affairs. S.J. 250 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act providing for a veterans’ benefits and services poster for employers to display in the workplace.

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

2272

-

Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2272

BY

TOWNSEND

,

KOELKER

,

SALMON

,

BISIGNANO

,

BLAKE

,

PETERSEN

,

STAED

,

WINCKLER

,

DREY

,

HARDMAN

,

ZIMMER

,

DOTZLER

,

BENNETT

,

DONAHUE

,

WEINER

,

TRONE

GARRIOTT

,

KNOX

,

WAHLS

,

and

QUIRMBACH

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

providing

for

a

veterans’

benefits

and

services

poster

1

for

employers

to

display

in

the

workplace.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

10A.202,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

1

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

2.

The

department

is

responsible

for

the

administration

of

3

the

laws

of

this

state

under

chapters

88A

,

88B

,

89

,

89A

,

90A

,

4

91A

,

91C

,

91D

,

91E

,

91F,

and

92

,

and

such

other

labor-services

5

duties

assigned

to

the

department

or

director.

6

Sec.

2.

Section

10A.204,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

amended

7

to

read

as

follows:

8

3.

The

director,

in

consultation

with

the

labor

9

commissioner,

shall,

at

the

time

provided

by

law,

make

an

10

annual

report

to

the

governor

setting

forth

in

appropriate

11

form

the

business

and

expense

of

the

division

and

department

12

under

this

subchapter

for

the

preceding

year,

the

number

13

of

remedial

actions

taken

under

chapter

89A

,

the

number

of

14

disputes

or

violations

processed

by

the

division

or

department

15

and

the

disposition

of

the

disputes

or

violations,

and

other

16

matters

pertaining

to

the

division

or

department

under

this

17

subchapter

which

that

are

of

public

interest,

together

with

18

recommendations

for

change

or

amendment

of

the

laws

in

this

19

chapter

and

chapters

88

,

88A

,

88B

,

89

,

89A

,

89B

,

90A

,

91A

,

91C

,

20

91D

,

91E

,

91F,

and

92

,

and

sections

85.67A

and

85.68

,

and

the

21

recommendations,

if

any,

shall

be

transmitted

by

the

governor

22

to

the

first

general

assembly

in

session

after

the

report

is

23

filed.

24

Sec.

3.

NEW

SECTION

.

91F.1

Definitions.

25

For

purposes

of

this

chapter,

unless

the

context

otherwise

26

requires:

27

1.

“Department”

means

the

Iowa

department

of

veterans

28

affairs

established

in

section

35A.4.

29

2.

“Director”

means

the

director

of

the

department

of

30

inspections,

appeals,

and

licensing.

31

3.

“Employer”

means

a

person,

as

defined

in

section

4.1,

32

who

in

this

state

employs

for

wages

fifty

or

more

full-time

33

employees.

34

Sec.

4.

NEW

SECTION

.

91F.2

Posting

of

veterans’

benefits

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and

services.

1

1.

The

director

shall

consult

with

the

department

to

create

2

a

veterans’

benefits

and

services

poster

for

employers

to

3

display

in

the

workplace.

The

director,

in

coordination

with

4

the

department,

shall

make

the

poster

available

to

employers.

5

2.

The

poster

shall

include,

at

a

minimum,

information

6

regarding

all

of

the

following

matters

available

to

veterans:

7

a.

Substance

abuse

and

mental

health

treatment

resources.

8

b.

Educational,

workforce,

and

training

resources.

9

c.

Tax

benefits.

10

d.

Vehicle

registration,

driver’s

license,

and

nonoperator’s

11

identification

card

services.

12

e.

Eligibility

for

unemployment

insurance

benefits.

13

f.

Legal

services.

14

3.

Every

employer

shall

display

the

poster

created

pursuant

15

to

this

section

in

a

conspicuous

place

accessible

to

employees

16

in

the

workplace.

17

EXPLANATION

18

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

19

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

20

This

bill

requires

the

director

of

the

department

of

21

inspections,

appeals,

and

licensing

to

consult

with

the

Iowa

22

department

of

veterans

affairs

to

create

a

veterans’

benefits

23

and

services

poster

for

employers,

as

defined

in

the

bill,

to

24

display

in

the

workplace.

The

bill

requires

the

director,

in

25

coordination

with

the

department,

to

make

the

poster

available

26

to

employers.

The

bill

specifies

the

minimum

content

of

the

27

poster.

28

The

bill

requires

every

employer

to

display

the

poster

in

a

29

conspicuous

place

accessible

to

employees

in

the

workplace.

30

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