Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HF 248 — A bill for an act relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable.

Last action — Signed by Governor.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on May 19, 2025.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

26 added · 50 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to House File 248 clarify that adoptive parents will receive the same employment benefits and protections as biological parents during the first year after adopting a child under six years old. This is important because it ensures that adoptive parents are treated equitably in the workplace, allowing them to bond with their new child without losing out on job-related support. The bill also specifies that employees need to meet qualifying criteria for disability leave, making the rules clearer for employers and employees alike.

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House File 248 - Enrolled House File 248 AN ACT RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF ADOPTIVE PARENT EMPLOYEES AND MAKING PENALTIES APPLICABLE.
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House File 248 AN ACT RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF ADOPTIVE PARENT EMPLOYEES AND MAKING PENALTIES APPLICABLE.
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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.
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.
Notwithstanding subsection , an employee shall not be entitled to disability leave without a qualifying disability under,an employer's disability policies.
Notwithstanding subsection 2, an employee shall not be entitled to disability leave without a qualifying disability under an employer’s disability policies.
• P A / ASSLEY, AMY SN,C,AIR c Speaker of the House 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.
______________________________ ______________________________ PAT GRASSLEY AMY SINCLAIR Speaker of the House 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.
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______________________________ MEGHAN NELSON Chief Clerk of the House Approved _______________, 2025 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor.

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.

  3. Message from Senate.

  4. Immediate message.

  5. Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0.

  6. Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  7. Placed on calendar.

  8. Committee report, recommending passage.

  9. Subcommittee recommends passage.

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

  11. Explanation of vote.

  12. Subcommittee: Alons, Donahue, and Lofgren.

  13. Read first time, referred to Workforce.

  14. Message from House.

  15. Immediate message.

  16. Passed House, yeas 87, nays 0.

  17. Introduced, placed on calendar.

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 28 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 45 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 29003
Democrat 15001
Unaffiliated 1001
Total 45005
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Celsi — Not Voting
De Witt — Yea
Art Staed Democrat Yea
Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Yea
Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
Liz Bennett Democrat Not Voting
Matt Blake Democrat Yea
Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Yea
Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Annette Sweeney Republican Not Voting
Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Not Voting
Dave Sires Republican Yea
David D. Rowley Republican Yea
Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Doug Campbell Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Not Voting
Jesse Green Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Yea
Kara Warme Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
Kevin Alons Republican Yea
Lynn Evans Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
Mike Pike Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Scott Webster Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
Tom Shipley Republican Yea

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Shall the bill pass?

Passed 87 Yea · 0 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 28004
Unaffiliated 5001
Republican 57008
Total 900013
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (103)
Member Party Vote
Jr. — Yea
Kniff — Yea
Scheetz — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Speaker — Yea
Open — Not Voting
Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Not Voting
Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
David Jacoby Democrat Yea
Dr. Megan L. Srinivas Democrat Yea
Elinor A. Levin Democrat Yea
Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Not Voting
Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Yea
Heather Matson Democrat Yea
J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
Jerome Amos Jr. Democrat Yea
Josh Turek Democrat Not Voting
Ken Croken Democrat Not Voting
Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
Larry McBurney Democrat Yea
Lindsay James Democrat Yea
Mary Lee Madison Democrat Yea
Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
Rick L. Olson Democrat Yea
Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Yea
Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Yea
Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Yea
Ann Meyer Republican Yea
Austin Harris Republican Not Voting
Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
Bob Henderson Republican Yea
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Not Voting
Brent Siegrist Republican Not Voting
Brett Barker Republican Yea
Brian K. Lohse Republican Yea
Brooke Boden Republican Yea
Carter F. Nordman Republican Not Voting
Chad Behn Republican Yea
Chad Ingels Republican Yea
Charley Thomson Republican Yea
Christian A. Hermanson Republican Yea
Cindy Golding Republican Yea
Craig P. Johnson Republican Yea
Craig Steven Williams Republican Yea
Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
David E. Young Republican Yea
David L. Blom Republican Yea
David Sieck Republican Yea
Dean Fisher Republican Yea
Derek Wulf Republican Yea
Devon Wood Republican Yea
Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Not Voting
Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
Gary M. Mohr Republican Yea
Hans C. Wilz Republican Yea
Heather Hora Republican Yea
Helena Hayes Republican Yea
Henry Stone Republican Yea
Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Not Voting
Jason Gearhart Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
John H. Wills Republican Not Voting
Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
Judd Lawler Republican Yea
Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
Mark I. Thompson Republican Yea
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Yea
Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
Megan Jones Republican Yea
Michael R. Bergan Republican Yea
Mike Vondran Republican Yea
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Yea
Pat Grassley Republican Yea
Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
Samantha Fett Republican Yea
Shannon Latham Republican Yea
Shannon Lundgren Republican Not Voting
Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
Steven C. Holt Republican Yea
Taylor R. Collins Republican Yea
Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Yea
Thomas M. Jeneary Republican Yea
Tom Determann Republican Yea
Tom Shipley Republican Yea
Travis M. Sitzmann Republican Yea
Zach Dieken Republican Yea

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Shall the bill pass?

Passed 41 Yea · 9 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 29000
Democrat 4800
Unaffiliated 8200
Total 411000
% of votes cast 80%20%0%0%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Boulton — Yea
Brown — Yea
Cournoyer — Yea
Edler — Yea
Giddens — Yea
Zaun — Yea
Celsi — Nay
Jochum — Nay
De Witt — Yea
Taylor, T. — Yea
Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Nay
Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
Janice Weiner Democrat Nay
Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
Molly Donahue Democrat Nay
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Nay
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Nay
Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Nay
Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
David D. Rowley Republican Yea
Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jesse Green Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
Kevin Alons Republican Yea
Lynn Evans Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Scott Webster Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
Tom Shipley Republican Yea

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Shall the bill pass?

Passed 75 Yea · 24 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16400
Republican 51101
Democrat 92000
Total 762501
% of votes cast 75%25%0%1%
How each member voted (102)
Member Party Vote
Abdul-Samad — Yea
Best — Yea
Buck — Yea
Cahill — Yea
Carlson — Yea
Deyoe — Yea
Forbes — Yea
Fry — Yea
Graber — Yea
Gustafson — Yea
Kniff — Yea
Osmundson — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Sherman — Yea
Stoltenberg — Yea
Jr. — Nay
Isenhart — Nay
Scheetz — Nay
Steckman — Nay
Thompson, P. — Yea
Adam Zabner Democrat Nay
Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
Art Staed Democrat Nay
Austin Baeth Democrat Nay
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Nay
Bob Kressig Democrat Nay
Brian Meyer Democrat Nay
David Jacoby Democrat Yea
Dr. Megan L. Srinivas Democrat Nay
Elinor A. Levin Democrat Nay
Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Nay
Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Nay
Heather Matson Democrat Nay
J.D. Scholten Democrat Nay
Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
Jerome Amos Jr. Democrat Nay
Josh Turek Democrat Yea
Ken Croken Democrat Yea
Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
Lindsay James Democrat Nay
Mary Lee Madison Democrat Nay
Monica Kurth Democrat Nay
Rick L. Olson Democrat Nay
Ross Wilburn Democrat Nay
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Yea
Sean Bagniewski Democrat Nay
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Nay
Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Yea
Ann Meyer Republican Yea
Austin Harris Republican Yea
Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
Bob Henderson Republican Yea
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
Brian K. Lohse Republican Yea
Brooke Boden Republican Yea
Carter F. Nordman Republican Yea
Chad Ingels Republican Yea
Charley Thomson Republican Yea
Cindy Golding Republican Yea
Craig P. Johnson Republican Yea
Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
David E. Young Republican Yea
David Sieck Republican Yea
Dean Fisher Republican Yea
Derek Wulf Republican Yea
Devon Wood Republican Yea
Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Yea
Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
Gary M. Mohr Republican Yea
Hans C. Wilz Republican Yea
Heather Hora Republican Yea
Helena Hayes Republican Yea
Henry Stone Republican Yea
Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
John H. Wills Republican Yea
Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
Mark Cisneros Republican Nay
Mark I. Thompson Republican Yea
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Yea
Matthew Rinker Republican Not Voting
Megan Jones Republican Yea
Michael R. Bergan Republican Yea
Mike Vondran Republican Yea
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Yea
Pat Grassley Republican Yea
Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
Shannon Latham Republican Yea
Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
Steven C. Holt Republican Yea
Taylor R. Collins Republican Yea
Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Yea
Thomas M. Jeneary Republican Yea
Tom Determann Republican Yea
Tom Shipley Republican Yea
Zach Dieken Republican Yea

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HF 248 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT.
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