Legislation / SF 2096

SENATE FILE 2096 Signed by Governor

Foster parent training requirements for the licensure of individual child foster care providers

Sponsor   Senate Health And Human Services Committee Effective   07/01/2026 Formerly   SSB 3016 Last action   Signed by Governor. S.J. 761. — April 7, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

10 declarations filed on this bill
● 6 For ● 1 Against ● 3 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 4 related bills
HSB 505 Training requirements for the licensure of individual child foster care providers.(See HF 2163.)
Passed committee
SSB 3016 Foster parent training requirements for the licensure of individual child foster care providers.(See SF 2096.)
Passed committee
HF 2163 Training requirements for the licensure of individual child foster care providers
Introduced
Date Chamber Action
Jan 22, 2026 Senate Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 130.
Jan 22, 2026 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 134.
Feb 10, 2026 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 37, nays 9. S.J. 228.
Feb 10, 2026 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 228.
Feb 11, 2026 House Message from Senate. H.J. 255.
Feb 11, 2026 House Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 260.
Mar 2, 2026 House Substituted for HF 2163. H.J. 478.
Mar 2, 2026 House Passed House, yeas 80, nays 10. H.J. 478.
Mar 2, 2026 House Immediate message. H.J. 483.
Mar 3, 2026 Senate Message from House. S.J. 438.
Apr 6, 2026 Senate Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 730.
Apr 7, 2026 Senate Signed by Governor. S.J. 761.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Feb 10, 2026 Senate Floor Passage Passed 37 9 4 9–8 28–1 Bipartisan Support and Opposition
Mar 2, 2026 House Floor Passage Passed 80 10 10 16–10 64–0 Bipartisan Support
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 37 to 9 · Democrats 9 yea, 8 nay · Republicans 28 yea, 1 nay · 4 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Yea
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Absent
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 Yea
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Nay
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Yea
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Absent
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Yea
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Nay
31 William Dotzler Democrat Nay
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
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 Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
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
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 80 to 10 · Democrats 16 yea, 10 nay · Republicans 64 yea, 0 nay · 10 not voting
How each representative voted (100)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Yea
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Wendy Larson Republican Yea
8 Ann Meyer Republican Yea
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Yea
11 Craig Williams Republican Yea
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Yea
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Yea
16 David Sieck Republican Yea
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
20 Josh Turek Democrat Nay
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Yea
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Absent
26 Austin Harris Republican Yea
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Nay
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Absent
31 Mary Madison Democrat Absent
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Nay
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Absent
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Absent
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Absent
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Nay
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Yea
45 Brian Lohse Republican Yea
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Nay
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Nay
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Yea
56 Mark Thompson Republican Yea
57 Pat Grassley Republican Yea
58 Charley Thomson Republican Yea
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Yea
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Yea
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Absent
63 Michael Bergan Republican Yea
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Yea
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Yea
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Yea
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Nay
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Yea
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
78 Angel Ramirez Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Yea
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Nay
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Absent
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Nay
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Yea
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Nay
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Absent
91 Judd Lawler Republican Yea
92 Heather Hora Republican Yea
93 Gary Mohr Republican Yea
94 Mike Vondran Republican Yea
95 Taylor Collins Republican Yea
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
97 Ken Croken Democrat Yea
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Absent
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council Against Feb 15, 2026
Americans For Prosperity For Jan 27, 2026
Four Oaks For Jan 23, 2026
Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values For Mar 13, 2026
Lutheran Services in IA, Inc. For Jan 23, 2026
The Family Leader Foundation For Jan 23, 2026
VALOR Iowa For Jan 22, 2026
Blank Childrens Hospital Undecided Jan 23, 2026
Iowa ACEs 360 Undecided Jan 22, 2026
Iowa Mental Health Advocacy Undecided Jan 23, 2026
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