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Bill History for House Study Bill 623
By COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
A bill for an act relating to 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, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2712, HF 2795.)
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January 26, 2026 Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 153.
January 26, 2026 Subcommittee: Wilz, H., Bergan and Ehlert. H.J. 154.
January 29, 2026 Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 12:30PM RM 305.
February 04, 2026 Tabled until future meeting.
February 16, 2026 Subcommittee Meeting: 02/17/2026 8:30AM RM 305.
February 17, 2026 Subcommittee recommends passage.
February 17, 2026 Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 335.
February 17, 2026 Committee vote: Yeas, 11. Nays, 10. H.J. 335.
February 24, 2026 Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2712.

Bill History for House File 2712

By COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
A bill for an act relating to 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, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 623; See HF 2795.)
February 24, 2026 Introduced, referred to Appropriations. H.J. 400.
April 20, 2026 Subcommittee: Wilz, H., Bergan and Matson. H.J. 951.
April 21, 2026 Subcommittee Meeting: 04/23/2026 8:15AM RM 103.
April 23, 2026 Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
April 29, 2026 Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 1044.
April 29, 2026 Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0. Excused, 2. H.J. 1045.
April 30, 2026 Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2795.
May 02, 2026 Withdrawn. H.J. 1157.

Bill History for Senate File 2462

By COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
A bill for an act relating to 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, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3111; See SF 2488.)
February 26, 2026 Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 417.
February 26, 2026 Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 419.
March 02, 2026 Referred to Appropriations. S.J. 424.
March 03, 2026 Subcommittee: Warme, Costello, and Winckler. S.J. 456.
April 01, 2026 Subcommittee Meeting: 04/06/2026 12:30PM Senate Lounge.
April 06, 2026 Subcommittee recommends passage.
April 09, 2026 Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2488. S.J. 770.

Bill History for Senate File 2488

By COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
A bill for an act relating to 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. (Formerly SF 2462, SSB 3111.) Effective date: Enactment, 07/01/2026 Applicability date: 07/01/2025
April 09, 2026 Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. S.J. 767.
April 09, 2026 Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 770.
May 01, 2026 Amendment S-5244 filed, adopted. S.J. 949.
May 01, 2026 Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 15. S.J. 949.
May 01, 2026 Immediate message. S.J. 952.
May 01, 2026 Message from Senate. H.J. 1070.
May 02, 2026 Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 1088.
May 02, 2026 Substituted for HF 2795. H.J. 1089.
May 02, 2026 Passed House, yeas 83, nays 2. H.J. 1090.
May 02, 2026 Explanation of vote. H.J. 1159.
May 02, 2026 Immediate message. H.J. 1110.
May 02, 2026 Message from House. S.J. 971.
May 18, 2026 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.

Bill History for House File 2795

By COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
A bill for an act convening an early childhood Iowa study committee.(Formerly HF 2712, HSB 623.)
April 30, 2026 Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 1048.
May 01, 2026 Amendment H-8458 filed. H.J. 1086.
May 02, 2026 Amendment H-8458 adopted. H.J. 1089.
May 02, 2026 SF 2488 substituted. H.J. 1089.
May 02, 2026 Withdrawn. H.J. 1111.