---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to paid parental leave for state employees, and including effective date provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to paid parental leave for state employees, and including effective date provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2502"
citation: "Iowa HF 2502 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["families", "medical leave", "parents", "state employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-16"
last_action: "2026-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f87bc9a-44dd-40d8-babd-51ad18790aea"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2502&ga=91"
source_hash: "6fca36988451dd12ecf61f6fca18d4530e4617bf796c36477f423da44fbc7ba2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 2502 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to paid parental leave for state employees, and including effective date provisions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF2502.html)
2. **Amendment H-8376** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8376.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5115** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5115.pdf)
4. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2502.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2502_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2502.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-24** Passed House, yeas 90, nays 1. `passage`
- **2026-02-24** Immediate message.
- **2026-02-25** Message from House.
- **2026-02-25** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-26** Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Drey, and Schultz.
- **2026-03-12** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2026 12:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2026-03-16** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-19** Amendment S-5115 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-16** Amendment S-5115 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-16** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-16** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-16** Senate amendment H-8376 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-21** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8376.
- **2026-04-21** Passed House, yeas 90, nays 3. `passage`
- **2026-05-01** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-04-21** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-22** Message from House.
- **2026-04-30** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-04-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f87bc9a-44dd-40d8-babd-51ad18790aea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).