Legislation / SF 487

SENATE FILE 487 Passed one chamber

Employer recordkeeping and auditing requirements for purposes of unemployment insurance and including applicability provisions

Sponsor   Senate Workforce Committee Formerly   SSB 1165 Last action   Subcommittee recommends passage. — March 17, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

27 declarations filed on this bill
● 1 For ● 7 Against ● 19 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 2 related bills
SSB 1165 Employer recordkeeping and auditing requirements for purposes of unemployment insurance and including applicability provisions.(See SF 487.)
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Mar 4, 2025 Senate Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 400.
Mar 4, 2025 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 411.
Jun 16, 2025 Senate Referred to Workforce. S.J. 1057.
Jan 14, 2026 Senate Subcommittee: Dickey, Schultz, and Townsend. S.J. 89.
Jan 15, 2026 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: 01/20/2026 12:30PM Room 315.
Jan 20, 2026 Senate Subcommittee recommends passage.
Jan 21, 2026 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 126.
Jan 21, 2026 Senate Placed on calendar.
Mar 4, 2026 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 29, nays 16. S.J. 463.
Mar 4, 2026 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 468.
Mar 4, 2026 House Message from Senate. H.J. 552.
Mar 9, 2026 House Read first time, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 604.
Mar 12, 2026 House Subcommittee: Weldon, Croken and Jeneary. H.J. 667.
Mar 16, 2026 House Subcommittee Meeting: 03/17/2026 8:00AM RM 103.
Mar 17, 2026 House Subcommittee recommends passage.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Mar 4, 2026 Senate Floor Passage Passed 29 16 5 0–15 29–1 Bipartisan Opposition
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 29 to 16 · Democrats 0 yea, 15 nay · Republicans 29 yea, 1 nay · 5 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Nay
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Absent
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Absent
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Absent
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Nay
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Nay
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Nay
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Nay
23 Jack Whitver Republican Absent
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Nay
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Nay
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Nay
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Nay
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Nay
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
40 Art Staed Democrat Nay
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Nay
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Absent
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Nay
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Yea
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
AFSCME Council 61 Against Mar 11, 2025
IBEW Iowa State Conference Against Mar 11, 2025
Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Against Mar 10, 2025
Iowa State Building and Construction Trades Against Jan 20, 2026
Laborers International Union of North America Against Jan 20, 2026
Mid-American Carpenters Regional Council Against Mar 10, 2025
United Professionals/UE Against Mar 10, 2025
Home Builders Association of Iowa For Mar 2, 2026
AIG-American International Companies Undecided Mar 5, 2025
Atlantic Bottling Undecided Mar 5, 2025
BNSF Railway Co. Undecided Mar 5, 2025
Bayer U.S. LLC Undecided Mar 5, 2025
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Undecided Mar 6, 2025
Corebridge Financial Undecided Mar 5, 2025
Heavy Highway Contractors Association Undecided Jan 19, 2026
Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC Undecided Mar 5, 2025
Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) Undecided Mar 8, 2025
Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives Undecided Mar 5, 2025
Iowa Board of Regents Undecided Mar 6, 2025
Iowa Broadcasters Association Undecided Mar 5, 2025
Iowa Collectors Association, Inc. Undecided Mar 5, 2025
Iowa Grocery Industry Association Undecided Mar 5, 2025
Iowa Newspaper Association Undecided Mar 5, 2025
Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants Undecided Mar 5, 2025
Mechanical Contractors Association of Iowa (MCAI) Undecided Mar 24, 2025
NECA - Iowa (NEC) Undecided Mar 24, 2025
Smithfield Foods, Inc. Undecided Mar 5, 2025
Date Time Type Description Location
Jan 20, 2026 12:30 PM Hearing Senate Workforce Subcommittee Room 315
Jan 21, 2026 2:00 PM Hearing Senate Workforce Committee RM 116
Mar 17, 2026 8:00 AM Hearing House Labor and Workforce Subcommittee RM 103
Mar 18, 2026 10:30 AM Hearing House Labor and Workforce Committee RM 102