HF 2514 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act making children of child care workers in this state eligible for the state child care assistance program.

HF 2514 makes Iowa's state child care assistance program available to children of child care workers employed at licensed facilities. To qualify, a parent or guardian must work at least 32 hours weekly directly providing child care (not as an owner, substitute, or caring for their own child at home), and the facility must accept state reimbursement. The bill requires the state department to report annual spending, participation numbers, and household income data for the program. This policy directly supports low-income child care workers who previously faced barriers to accessing this assistance.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 16, 2026 Signed Apr 9, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled with Governor's Action Reprinted · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was converted from a vertical, line-by-line legislative format to a standard horizontal paragraph format for readability. The substantive policy content, including eligibility criteria for child care workers, reporting requirements, and income thresholds, remains identical to the original version.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill applies to the same population of child care workers in Iowa.
TECHNICAL

The layout of the text was changed from a vertical list of words to standard paragraph form, and new header information indicating the bill is a reprint by the Committee on Health and Human Services was added.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2026

How they voted

450
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 49
Mar 30, 2026
D Democratic15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican34
31 Yea 3
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0.
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2026 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Costello, Drey, and Zumbach.
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 86, nays 3.
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8015 adopted.
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8015 filed.
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.