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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SSB 3065: SSB 3065

Became SF 2268 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to child care center staff ratios. The bill directs the department of human services to amend its rules so that child care centers maintain a minimum child-to-staff ratio of child care worker for every children who are years of age and child care worker for every children who are years of age.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 27, 2022

  • Sen. Jeff Edler (R)
  • Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Pam Jochum (D)

Lobbying · 7 for, 11 against

For: Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce; Easterseals Iowa; Iowa Alliance of YMCA's; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); Iowa Business Council; Opportunity Solutions Project; YMCA of Greater Des Moines

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Common Good Iowa; Iowa Alliance For Retired Americans; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Save the Children Action Network; Teamsters Local 238; UAW Region 4; United Professionals/UE; United Way of Central Iowa; United Ways of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 26, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Human Resources committee
  2. January 27, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Edler, Costello and Jochum
  3. January 31, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  4. February 14, 2022Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2268

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SSB3065