91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2054: Relating to age requirements for an individual to provide child care without supervision
Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to age requirements for an individual to provide child care (provider) without supervision. Under current law, providers must be at least years of age to provide unsupervised child care at a child care center, preschool, or a registered child development home (facility). The bill allows an individual to be a provider at a facility if the individual is at least years of age; the individual has completed certain training approved by the department of health and human services as detailed in the bill; and the individual has at least hours of documented experience providing supervised child care at a facility.
Sponsors
Rep. Jason Gearhart (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 1 for, 10 against
For: Americans For Prosperity
Against: AFSCME Council 61; Common Good Iowa; Iowa Alliance of YMCA's; Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Save the Children Action Network; United Professionals/UE; United Way Quad Cities; United Way of Central Iowa
In plain words
- January 14, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF2054