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Iowa House passes bill removing FMLA eligibility requirement for state employee paid parental leave
Summary
The House passed House File 2502 on Feb. 24, 2026, removing the requirement that state employees qualify for FMLA to receive paid leave for birth or adoption; the measure passed 90–1 with nine absent and now goes to the Senate.
The Iowa House on Feb. 24 passed House File 2502, a bill that "strikes the requirement that a state employee qualify for FMLA leave to receive paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child," the sponsor said during opening remarks.
Representative from Washington introduced the measure, saying the change would allow state employees to receive paid leave for birth or adoption without meeting the federal Family and Medical Leave Act eligibility threshold. Representative Srinivas voiced support during floor discussion, urging colleagues to back the bill.
The House recorded a roll-call vote after final reading. The clerk reported 90 yeas, 1 nay and 9 members absent; the presiding chair declared House File 2502 to have received a constitutional majority and passed. Members raised no recorded objections to the bill's title and the title was agreed to.
The bill was messaged to the Senate later in the day.
Next steps: House File 2502 is transmitted to the Senate for consideration.
