HF 2502

signed by governor · signed 04/30/2026 · full text and history at the Legislature

A bill for an act relating to paid parental leave for state employees, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 579 .) Effective date: 04/30/2026.

Recorded floor votes

Date	Chamber	Result	Yea	Nay
02/24/2026	House	PASSED	90	1	PDF
04/16/2026	Senate	not stated on the roll call	47	0	PDF
04/21/2026	House	PASSED	90	3	PDF

yea · nay · per-member votes appear on each legislator's page.

Who lobbied this bill

16 registered interests lobbied for, 0 against , and 3 registered on the bill without taking a side , from official declarations filed with the Legislature. Each organization is counted once, under its most recent filing on this bill ; 1 changed position during the session .

16 for

3 no side

For (16)

AFSCME Council 61 · earlier: against
Episcopal Diocese of Iowa
IBEW Iowa State Conference
Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund
Iowa ACEs 360
Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council
Iowa Nurses Association
Iowa Right to Life Committee
League of Women Voters of Iowa
Responsive Policy Solutions
VALOR Iowa

Against (0)

No side declared (3)

Iowa Board of Regents
Iowa Economic Development Authority
Iowa Finance Authority

Iowa lets a lobbyist register on a bill as for, against, or undecided — "no side declared" means the interest was working the bill without a public position on the record.