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Iowa Code § 70A.19 (2026)

Payroll deduction for employee organization dues prohibited

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The state, a state agency, a regents institution, a board of directors of a school district, a community college, or an area education agency, a county board of supervisors, a governing body of a city, or any other public employer as defined in section 20.3 shall not authorize or administer a deduction from the salaries or wages of its employees for membership dues to an employee organization as defined in section 20.3. 86 Acts, ch 1245, §234 C87, §79.19 C93, §70A.19 2017 Acts, ch 2, §22, 26, 27

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2019–2023 · leading case: Iowa State Educ. Ass'n & Davenport Educ. Ass'n v. State of Iowa, Iowa Pub. Emp. Relations Bd., 928 N.W.2d 11 (Iowa 2019).
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Iowa State Educ. Ass'n & Davenport Educ. Ass'n v. State of Iowa, Iowa Pub. Emp. Relations Bd., 928 N.W.2d 11 (Iowa 2019). · cites it 6× “9 and § 70A.19 (2018)). The plaintiffs argue these prohibitions violate article I, section 6, the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution, which provides, “All laws of a general nature shall have a uniform operation; the general assembly shall not grant to any citizen,…”
AFSCME Iowa Council 61 v. State of Iowa & Iowa Pub. Emp. Relations Bd., 928 N.W.2d 21 (Iowa 2019). · cites it 2× “§ 70A.19. Public employees may still make other payments through payroll deductions, such as insurance premiums, charitable contributions, and dues in professional associations.”
UE Local 893/IUP v. State of Iowa (Iowa 2023). · cites it 11× “§ 22 4 (codified at Iowa Code § 70A.19 (2018)). But these prohibitions would not apply to collective bargaining agreements ratified before House File 291’s effective date.”
City Of Ames v. Iowa Pub. Emp. Relations Bd. & Int'l Union of Operating Engineers, Local 234 (Iowa 2023). · cites it 2× “15 (2)(a) (2018)), 22 (codified at Iowa Code § 70A.19 (2018)). The United States Department of Labor (DOL) relied on those provisions to determine that extending the rights of public safety employees to transit workers was insufficient to preserve federal transit funding.”
AFSCME Iowa Council 61 v. State of Iowa & Iowa Pub. Emp. Relations Bd. (Iowa 2019). “§ 70A.19. Public employees may still make other payments through payroll deductions, such as insurance premiums, charitable contributions, and dues in professional associations.”
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