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IBEW Iowa State Conference

An organization that hires lobbyists at the Iowa Legislature (2025–26 session). Its lobbyists filed 277 positions on 118 bills, one filing per lobbyist per bill, and again on each refiling, so the two counts differ. Each bill is counted once, under the most recent position filed on it, even when the bill was renumbered mid-session ; the organization changed position on 10 bills

For 58 · Against 26 · No side declared 34

Declared for (58 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 18 Establishing a diminished salary offset for unemployment benefits no floor vote recorded
HF 185 Requiring the consideration of project labor agreements for certain state construction projects no floor vote recorded
HF 248 filed as HF 26 The treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable signed by governor
HF 282 Eligibility for unemployment benefits for participants in strikes or other labor disputes no floor vote recorded
HF 348 Prohibiting the misclassification of employees as independent contractors, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 421 Injuries subject to workers’ compensation and including retroactive applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 432 Eligibility for financial assistance from the department of workforce development for certain apprenticeship programs no floor vote recorded
HF 455 The maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year no floor vote recorded
HF 478 Requiring the payment of local prevailing wage rates to persons working on public improvements for public bodies, providing remedies and… no floor vote recorded
HF 570 Probation, including discharge credits, educational credits, and workforce credits, and floor vote recorded
HF 611 Providing for increased wage rates for required work on certain holidays and making penalties and remedies applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 672 Mandatory subjects of negotiation for public employee collective bargaining and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 673 Requiring certain weekly workers’ compensation benefits to be calculated by including an employee’s overtime and premium pay, and to… no floor vote recorded
HF 675 Requiring employers to provide employees with meal periods and rest periods and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 676 Requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on pregnancy or childbirth and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 682 The recapture of tax expenditures and disbursed by departments of the state to businesses that violate child labor laws no floor vote recorded
HF 827 The use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while driving, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 834 Energy systems by modifying electric power generation, energy storage, and transmission facility ratemaking principles, creating tariffs… no floor vote recorded
HF 889 Government employee paid leave signed by governor
HF 1024 filed as HF 110 Excluding overtime pay from the individual income tax, and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 2227 Land restoration following the initial construction of electric transmission lines, and including effective date and retroactive… signed by governor
HF 2228 filed as HF 736 earlier: no side The installation of transmission lines on highway rights-of-way no floor vote recorded
HF 2267 The maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year no floor vote recorded
HF 2284 Wind turbine inspections, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 2318 Eligibility for unemployment benefits for participants in strikes or other labor disputes no floor vote recorded
HF 2378 HF 2378, HF 2385, HF 2631, HF 2384, HF 2380, HJR 2008 Rule 60 Invoked floor vote recorded
HF 2380 Providing for a community-based wage enforcement program for purposes of the state wage payment collection and minimum wage laws no floor vote recorded
HF 2384 The maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year no floor vote recorded
HF 2385 Prohibiting the misclassification of employees as independent contractors, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 2480 Providing for a veterans’ benefits and services poster for employers to display in the workplace no floor vote recorded
HF 2502 Paid parental leave for state employees, and including effective date provisions signed by governor
HF 2511 filed as HF 2158 Statewide resilience planning, including the development, implementation, and periodic updating of an Iowa state resilience plan. floor vote recorded
HF 2583 Emergency planning and coordination for electric transmission line owners, and providing penalties signed by governor
HF 2682 filed as HF 2283 Grid-enhancing technologies and reconductoring, including study and reporting requirements no floor vote recorded
HF 2757 Nuclear electric generation facilities by creating sales and use tax exemptions and refunds, making appropriations to the state board of… signed by governor
HJR 2008 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to worker rights no floor vote recorded
SF 22 The use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while driving, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable signed by governor
SF 157 The maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year no floor vote recorded
SF 196 Employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, personnel records and… no floor vote recorded
SF 263 Employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, and city civil service… no floor vote recorded
SF 358 The maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year to an individual laid off due to an employer going out of business no floor vote recorded
SF 372 Concerning eligibility for unemployment benefits no floor vote recorded
SF 381 Youth employment and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
SF 452 Employment matters involving public employees including collective bargaining, educator employment matters, personnel records and… no floor vote recorded
SF 454 Standards for determination of loss or permanent impairment for purposes of permanent partial disability under workers’ compensation and… no floor vote recorded
SF 455 Requiring certain weekly workers’ compensation benefits to be calculated by including an employee’s overtime and premium pay, and to… no floor vote recorded
SF 456 The choice of doctor to treat injured employees under workers’ compensation laws and no floor vote recorded
SF 585 Energy systems by modifying electric power generation, energy storage, and transmission facility ratemaking principles, creating tariffs… no floor vote recorded
SF 626 Federal moneys and regulations, including the appropriation of federal moneys made available from federal block grants and other nonstate… signed by governor
SF 2111 Statewide resilience planning, including the development, implementation, and periodic updating of an Iowa state resilience plan no floor vote recorded
SF 2168 earlier: against, no side Workforce matters including apprenticeships and other career training, unemployment insurance, and membership of the state workforce… signed by governor
SF 2214 The installation of transmission lines on highway rights-of-way signed by governor
SF 2272 Providing for a veterans’ benefits and services poster for employers to display in the workplace no floor vote recorded
SF 2277 Rights of employees and requirements of employers with respect to labor union membership no floor vote recorded
SF 2376 filed as SF 576 earlier: no side Bonds and letters of credit for general contractors and subcontractors. floor vote recorded
SF 2400 Assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and harassment against public utility employees or contractors, and making penalties… floor vote recorded
SF 2447 filed as SF 376 earlier: against, no side The siting and operation of renewable electric power generating facilities no floor vote recorded
SF 2498 Nuclear electric generation facilities by creating sales and use tax exemptions and refunds, making appropriations to the state board of… no floor vote recorded

Declared against (26 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 90 Continuing education requirements for licensed professions no floor vote recorded
HF 144 Concerning the licensing and regulation of gambling games, including a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses, and floor vote recorded
HF 404 Solar energy by establishing a community solar facility program no floor vote recorded
HF 767 Concerning private sector employee drug testing signed by governor
HF 980 earlier: no side Unemployment insurance taxes on employers no floor vote recorded
HF 2327 Programs and procedures of the department of workforce development and no floor vote recorded
HF 2399 The awarding of public improvement contracts no floor vote recorded
HF 2607 filed as HF 2319 Exempting service performed for certain employers from eligibility for unemployment insurance, and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 2659 filed as HF 2312 Establishing an affordable housing task force no floor vote recorded
HF 2672 Solar energy by establishing a community solar facility program no floor vote recorded
HF 2800 State and local government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers,… signed by governor
SF 76 Concerning a moratorium on the issuance of new gambling games licenses, and no floor vote recorded
SF 110 Concerning private sector employee drug testing no floor vote recorded
SF 173 Concerning the licensing and regulation of gambling games, including a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses, and no floor vote recorded
SF 383 earlier: no side Pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, prescription drugs, and pharmacy services administrative organizations, and including applicability… signed by governor
SF 466 Providing for disqualification for unemployment benefits due to separation from short-term employment with a fixed end date and including… no floor vote recorded
SF 472 Retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability… signed by governor
SF 487 Employer recordkeeping and auditing requirements for purposes of unemployment insurance and including applicability provisions floor vote recorded
SF 511 Iowa’s urban renewal law and urban revitalization law by establishing provisions governing certain property used for gaming, and no floor vote recorded
SF 595 Related to the regulation of construction, including state building codes, contractor licensing, and stormwater management requirements. floor vote recorded
SF 603 earlier: no side Workforce compensation and training, unemployment insurance, and other functions and programs of the department of workforce development,… signed by governor
SF 607 filed as SF 504 earlier: no side Unemployment insurance taxes on employers signed by governor
SF 2089 Information provided to the department of workforce development during the fact-finding process for claims for unemployment benefits floor vote recorded
SF 2374 National electrical code, and floor vote recorded
SF 2433 The national electrical code, and no floor vote recorded
SF 2439 filed as SF 310 Fire protection sprinkler systems in certain residential properties. floor vote recorded

No side declared (34 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 316 Career education, including middle school career exploration and industry-recognized credential seals and certificates for high school… signed by governor
HF 441 Concerning the functions of the employment appeal board; the workers’ compensation commissioner; and the department of inspections,… signed by governor
HF 776 Matters under the purview of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing signed by governor
HF 852 Pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, and prescription drugs and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 986 Matters under the purview of the department of insurance and financial services, the utilities commission, and the department of… floor vote recorded
HF 2001 Water efficiency of data centers, including requirements for water-efficient cooling technologies and encouragement for the use of… no floor vote recorded
HF 2081 Establishing standards for obstruction lights on wind energy conversion facilities and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
HF 2105 Providing for a study of excess energy production by electric power generating facilities no floor vote recorded
HF 2189 Public improvement contracts, including notice requirements no floor vote recorded
HF 2257 The siting and operation of renewable electric power generating facilities, and including retroactive applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 2400 Creating a contractor performance assessment system no floor vote recorded
HF 2466 Apprenticeships and other career training and making appropriations no floor vote recorded
HF 2483 Towing or impounding vehicles, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 2558 The definition of public improvement for purposes of public construction bidding signed by governor
HF 2580 The siting and operation of renewable electric power generating facilities no floor vote recorded
HF 2666 The practice of licensed professions and the duties of the professional licensing boards, including applications, renewals, and fees, and… no floor vote recorded
HF 2668 filed as HF 2365 The regulation of public utilities, including virtual power plants and integrated resource planning no floor vote recorded
HF 2688 Investment requirements for data center businesses that claim certain sales tax exemptions and sales and use tax refunds no floor vote recorded
HF 2690 Water and energy use for data centers, including reporting and tariff requirements, and no floor vote recorded
SF 78 Certain specified skilled trades, including modifying provisions related to department of workforce development internship programs, the… no floor vote recorded
SF 267 Solar energy by establishing a shared solar net metering cooperative program no floor vote recorded
SF 574 filed as SF 431 earlier: for Retention of fees for public improvement contracts signed by governor
SF 2009 Certain employees of the department of corrections, including collective bargaining, health insurance for a surviving spouse and children… no floor vote recorded
SF 2031 Arbitrator awards concerning base wages in public employee collective bargaining and no floor vote recorded
SF 2041 Providing for payroll deduction for membership dues to an employee organization under public employee collective bargaining, and including… no floor vote recorded
SF 2045 Increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the increase in federal social… no floor vote recorded
SF 2046 Wage payment collection issues arising between employers and employees, providing penalties and remedies, and no floor vote recorded
SF 2087 Work search requirements for unemployment benefits for certain individuals with disabilities no floor vote recorded
SF 2104 Water usage reporting requirements for large water use facilities no floor vote recorded
SF 2169 Apprenticeships no floor vote recorded
SF 2273 The regulation of public utilities, including rate filings, rate adjustment mechanisms, virtual power plants, and integrated resource… no floor vote recorded
SF 2365 Public improvement contracts, including notice requirements signed by governor
SF 2410 filed as SF 2164 earlier: against The definition of public improvement for purposes of public construction bidding no floor vote recorded
SF 2506 filed as SF 2301 Matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including… no floor vote recorded