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SENATE FILE 2488 Signed by Governor

Early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and family services system, making appropriations, convening an early childhood Iowa interim study committee, and including applicability, retroactive applicability, and effective date provisions

Sponsor   Senate Appropriations Committee Effective   06/02/2026, 07/01/2026 Formerly   SF 2462, SSB 3111 Last action   Signed by Governor. S.J. 1033. — June 2, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

18 declarations filed on this bill
● 2 For ● 0 Against ● 16 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 6 related bills
HF 2712 Early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and family services system, state child care assistance for the child care workforce, making appropriations
Passed committee
HSB 623 Early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and family services system, state child care assistance for the child care workforce, making appropriations.(See HF 2712, HF 2795.)
Passed committee
SF 2462 Early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and family services system, state child care assistance for the child care workforce, making appropriations
Passed committee
SSB 3111 Early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and family services system, state child care assistance for the child care workforce, making appropriations.(See SF 2462, SF 2488.)
Passed committee
HF 2795 Convening an early childhood Iowa study committee
Introduced
Date Chamber Action
Apr 9, 2026 Senate Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. S.J. 767.
Apr 9, 2026 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 770.
Apr 15, 2026 Senate NOBA: Senate Full Approps
May 1, 2026 Senate Amendment S-5244 filed, adopted. S.J. 949.
May 1, 2026 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 15. S.J. 949.
May 1, 2026 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 952.
May 1, 2026 House Message from Senate. H.J. 1070.
May 1, 2026 House NOBA: Senate Floor
May 2, 2026 House Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 1088.
May 2, 2026 House Substituted for HF 2795. H.J. 1089.
May 2, 2026 House Passed House, yeas 83, nays 2. H.J. 1090.
May 2, 2026 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 1159.
May 2, 2026 House Immediate message. H.J. 1110.
May 2, 2026 Senate Message from House. S.J. 971.
May 13, 2026 Senate NOBA: Final
May 18, 2026 Senate Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028.
Jun 2, 2026 Senate Signed by Governor. S.J. 1033.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
May 1, 2026 Senate Floor Passage Passed 28 15 7 0–14 28–1 Bipartisan Opposition
May 2, 2026 House Floor Passage Passed 83 2 15 26–1 57–1 Bipartisan Support and Opposition
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 28 to 15 · Democrats 0 yea, 14 nay · Republicans 28 yea, 1 nay · 7 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Nay
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Absent
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 Nay
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Nay
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Absent
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 Yea
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 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 Nay
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Nay
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Absent
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
40 Art Staed Democrat Nay
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Absent
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
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 83 to 2 · Democrats 26 yea, 1 nay · Republicans 57 yea, 1 nay · 15 not voting
How each representative voted (100)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Absent
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Absent
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Absent
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 Yea
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 Yea
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Yea
31 Mary Madison Democrat Yea
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Absent
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Absent
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Absent
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 Yea
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Absent
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 Absent
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 Absent
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Absent
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Absent
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
78 Angel Ramirez Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Yea
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Yea
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Nay
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Absent
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Yea
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
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 Nay
97 Ken Croken Democrat Yea
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Absent
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
Association of Early Childhood Iowa Area Boards and Advocates For May 1, 2026
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services For May 4, 2026
Blank Childrens Hospital Undecided Apr 13, 2026
EveryStep Undecided Apr 13, 2026
Greater Des Moines Partnership Undecided Apr 17, 2026
Iowa ACEs 360 Undecided Apr 10, 2026
Iowa Alliance of YMCA's Undecided Apr 13, 2026
Iowa Behavioral Health Association (IBHA) Undecided Apr 17, 2026
Iowa Business Council Undecided Apr 13, 2026
Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Undecided Apr 17, 2026
Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council Undecided Apr 10, 2026
Iowa Nurses Association Undecided Apr 17, 2026
Iowa State Association of Counties Undecided May 2, 2026
Iowa State Association of County Supervisors Undecided May 2, 2026
Juvenile Detention Coalition of Iowa Undecided Apr 17, 2026
Lutheran Services in IA, Inc. Undecided Apr 17, 2026
Rural School Advocates of Iowa Undecided Jul 21, 2026
Urban Education Network of Iowa Undecided Jul 21, 2026
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