Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2212: A BILL FOR An Act establishing a state minimum hourly wage for direct care professionals
Status: In committee, January 29, 2026
An Act establishing a state minimum hourly wage for direct care professionals.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act establishing a state minimum hourly wage for direct care professionals.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act establishing a state minimum hourly wage for direct care professionals. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6042YH (2) je/js H.F. 2212 Section 1. Section 91D.1, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: b. Every employer, as defined in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended to January 1, 2007 2026, shall pay to each of the employer's employees, as defined in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended to January 1, 2007 2026, the state hourly wage stated in paragraph "a" provided in this chapter, or the current federal minimum wage, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. §206, as amended, whichever is greater. Sec. 2. Section 91D.1, subsection 3, paragraph b, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: For purposes of this chapter section, a franchisor shall not be considered to be an employer of a franchisee or of an employee of a franchisee unless any of the following conditions apply: Sec. 3. Section 91D.1, subsections 4, 5, and 6, Code 2026, are amended to read as follows: 4. For purposes of this chapter section, "employee" does not include an independent contractor as described in section 85.61, subsection 12, paragraph "c", subparagraph (3). 5. The …
Sponsors
- Ruth Ann Gaines (D, 33) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 175 .
Subjects: health-related professions, minimum wage, salaries and wages, direct care workers
Common questions
- What is HF2212?
- HF2212 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act establishing a state minimum hourly wage for direct care professionals.
- What does HF2212 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act establishing a state minimum hourly wage for direct care professionals.
- What is the status of HF2212?
- In committee as of January 29, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 175 . (January 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2212?
- Ruth Ann Gaines (D, 33).
- Where is the official record for HF2212?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2212&ga=91
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