Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF611: A BILL FOR An Act providing for increased wage rates for required work on certain holidays and making penalties and remedies applicable
Status: In committee, February 26, 2025
An Act providing for increased wage rates for required work on certain holidays and making penalties and remedies applicable.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act providing for increased wage rates for required work on certain holidays and making penalties and remedies applicable.
From the introduced text, February 26, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act providing for increased wage rates for required work on certain holidays and making penalties and remedies applicable. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1747YH (3) je/js H.F. Section 1. NEW SECTION. 91D.2 Wage rate for holidays. An employer who requires an employee to work on any of the following days shall pay the employee for such work performed on such day at a rate of one and one-half times the regular rate at which the employee is employed: 1. A legal public holiday as described in section 1C.1. 2. A paid holiday as described in section 1C.2, subsection 1. 3. A federal holiday observed by the United States postal service. 4. A banking holiday observed by the federal reserve. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill provides that an employer who requires an employee to work on holidays specified in the bill shall pay the employee for such work performed on such day a rate of one and one-half times the regular rate at which the employee is employed. This provision is enforced pursuant to Code chapter 91A, which provides for enforcement by the director of the department of inspections, appeals, and …
Sponsors
- Jeff Cooling (D, 77) · primary sponsor
- Sami Scheetz (D)
- Sean Bagniewski (D, 35)
- Timi Brown-Powers (D, 61)
- Elizabeth Wilson (D, 73)
- Daniel Gosa (D, 81)
- Aime Wichtendahl (D, 80)
- Meyer (R)
- Rob Johnson (D, 34)
- Megan Srinivas (D, 30)
- Jr, Amos
- Ken Croken (D, 97)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 439 .
Subjects: holidays, labor and employment, salaries and wages
Common questions
- What is HF611?
- HF611 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act providing for increased wage rates for required work on certain holidays and making penalties and remedies applicable.
- What does HF611 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act providing for increased wage rates for required work on certain holidays and making penalties and remedies applicable.
- What is the status of HF611?
- In committee as of February 26, 2025. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 439 . (February 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF611?
- Jeff Cooling (D, 77), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF611?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0611&ga=91
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