Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2318: A BILL FOR An Act relating to eligibility for unemployment benefits for participants in strikes or other labor disputes
Status: In committee, February 6, 2026
An Act relating to eligibility for unemployment benefits for participants in strikes or other labor disputes.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to eligibility for unemployment benefits for participants in strikes or other labor disputes.
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to eligibility for unemployment benefits for participants in strikes or other labor disputes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5119YH (3) je/js H.F. 2318 Section 1. Section 96.4, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: a. The individual is able to work, is available for work, and is earnestly and actively seeking work. This subsection is waived if the individual is deemed partially unemployed, while employed at the individual's regular job, as defined in section 96.1A, subsection 37, paragraph "b", subparagraph (1), or temporarily unemployed as defined in section 96.1A, subsection 37, paragraph "c". This subsection is waived if the individual is not disqualified for benefits under section 96.5, subsection 3, paragraph "b", subparagraph (4). The work search requirements of this subsection and the disqualification requirement for failure to apply for, or to accept, suitable work of section 96.5, subsection 3, are waived if the individual is not disqualified for benefits under section 96.5, subsection 1, paragraph "h". Sec. 2. Section 96.5, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (4) Beginning on the fifteenth day of an individual's participation in a stoppage of work resulting from a strike or other labor dispute at …
Sponsors
- Ken Croken (D, 97) · primary sponsor
- Mary Madison (D, 31)
- Monica Kurth (D, 98)
- Elizabeth Wilson (D, 73)
- Jr, Amos
- Timi Brown-Powers (D, 61)
- Angel Ramirez (D, 78)
- Ross Wilburn (D, 50)
- Lindsay James (D, 71)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 225 .
Subjects: labor and employment, unemployment, strikes, unemployment compensation
Common questions
- What is HF2318?
- HF2318 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to eligibility for unemployment benefits for participants in strikes or other labor disputes.
- What does HF2318 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to eligibility for unemployment benefits for participants in strikes or other labor disputes.
- What is the status of HF2318?
- In committee as of February 6, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 225 . (February 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2318?
- Ken Croken (D, 97), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF2318?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2318&ga=91
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