Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2319: A BILL FOR An Act exempting service performed for certain employers from eligibility for unemployment insurance, and including applicability provisions
Status: In committee, February 19, 2026
An Act exempting service performed for certain employers from eligibility for unemployment insurance, and including applicability provisions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act exempting service performed for certain employers from eligibility for unemployment insurance, and including applicability provisions.
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act exempting service performed for certain employers from eligibility for unemployment insurance, and including applicability provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6165HH (3) je/js H.F. 2319 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 96.37 Service exempt for certain employers. 1. Service performed for an employer shall not be considered employment, as defined in section 96.1A, if all of the following conditions are met: a. The employer certifies to the department in a manner prescribed by the department that all owners of the employing unit are members of the old order Amish church or another recognized Amish congregation, and that the employing unit and its owners hold sincere religious objections to participation in governmental insurance or social insurance programs, including unemployment insurance. b. The employer does not permit any employee to claim or receive benefits under this chapter for any period of employment covered by this section. c. The employer obtains from each employee employed on or hired on or after the effective date of this Act a written acknowledgment stating the employee understands that service performed for the employer for wages is not considered employment for purposes of unemployment insurance and that the employee will not be eligible to receive benefits under this chapter based on such employment. d. The employer …
Sponsors
- Chad Ingels (R, 68) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2607 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 10. Nays, 6. Excused, 1. H.J. 323 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 323 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/17/2026 8:45AM House Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Ingels, Gosa and Sitzmann. H.J. 310 .
- : Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 225 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 323 . (February 17, 2026): 10 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: labor and employment, insurance, workforce development department, unemployment, donations, religious organizations, unemployment compensation
Common questions
- What is HF2319?
- HF2319 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act exempting service performed for certain employers from eligibility for unemployment insurance, and including applicability provisions.
- What does HF2319 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act exempting service performed for certain employers from eligibility for unemployment insurance, and including applicability provisions.
- What is the status of HF2319?
- In committee as of February 19, 2026. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2607 . (February 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2319?
- Chad Ingels (R, 68).
- Where is the official record for HF2319?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2319&ga=91
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