Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2384: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year
Status: In committee, March 31, 2026
An Act relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year.
From the introduced text, February 10, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5690YH (6) je/js H.F. 2384 Section 1. Section 96.3, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: a. Duration of benefits. The maximum total amount of benefits payable to an eligible individual during a benefit year shall not exceed the total of the wage credits accrued to the individual's account during the individual's base period, or sixteen twenty-six times the individual's weekly benefit amount, whichever is the lesser. The director shall maintain a separate account for each individual who earns wages in insured work. The director shall compute wage credits for each individual by crediting the individual's account with one-third of the wages for insured work paid to the individual during the individual's base period. However, the director shall recompute wage credits for an individual who is laid off due to the individual's employer going out of business at the factory, establishment, or other premises at which the individual was last employed, by crediting the individual's account with one-half, instead of one-third, of the wages for insured work paid to the individual during the individual's base period. Benefits paid to an eligible individual shall be …
Sponsors
- Daniel Gosa (D, 81) · primary sponsor
- Meyer (R)
- Elinor Levin (D, 89)
- Ross Wilburn (D, 50)
- Heather Matson (D, 42)
- Timi Brown-Powers (D, 61)
- Jr, Amos
- Aime Wichtendahl (D, 80)
- Elizabeth Wilson (D, 73)
- Angel Ramirez (D, 78)
- Bob Kressig (D, 75)
- Mary Madison (D, 31)
Latest actions
- : Rereferred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 784 .
- : Placed on calendar. H.J. 769 .
- : Motion prevailed. H.J. 769 .
- : Motion to invoke Rule 60 to place on Calendar, yeas 92, nays 0. H.J. 769 .
- : Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 244 .
Votes
- Motion to invoke Rule 60 to place on Calendar, yeas 92, nays 0. H.J. 769 . (March 31, 2026): 92 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: unemployment, unemployment compensation
Common questions
- What is HF2384?
- HF2384 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year.
- What does HF2384 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year.
- What is the status of HF2384?
- In committee as of March 31, 2026. Latest action: Rereferred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 784 . (March 31, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2384?
- Daniel Gosa (D, 81), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF2384?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2384&ga=91
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