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HF 2795Withdrawn · SF 2488 became law instead · May 2, 2026

Convening an early childhood Iowa study committee

Sponsored by the House Appropriations (successor To Hsb 623) Committee

Proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services · all agency proposals

Topics:State budget

Same legislation: HSB 623, SSB 3111, HF 2712, SF 2462, SF 2488

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Also covers HSB 623 and SSB 3111 and HF 2712 and SF 2462 and SF 2488.

What changed before it passed
Official bill pageLobbyist declarationsOne-pager to print

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 24, 2026
  2. Done: SubcommitteeApril 20, 2026
  3. Done: House committeeApril 9, 2026
  4. Done: Passes the HouseMay 2, 202683–2
  5. Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
  6. Done: Passes the SenateMay 1, 202628–15
  7. Done: To the GovernorMay 18, 2026
  8. Done: Signed into lawJune 2, 2026

SF 2488 became law → The same legislation passed as SF 2488, so this version was set aside. Go to SF 2488 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requires the department of health and human services (HHS) to convene an early childhood Iowa study committee (committee) during the 2026 legislative interim to review the most efficient means to transition home visiting services offered through an early childhood Iowa (ECI) area to another system based on districts created by HHS, and to implement the transition with minimal disruption to home visiting services. The bill details the minimum information the committee must review and the membership of the committee.

Read the full explanation

The bill requires HHS to cooperate with any formal request for data from the committee. All personal identifying information shall be redacted prior to submitting the requested data to the committee. The committee is required to engage with certain persons regarding ECI services as detailed in the bill, by means including but not limited to public input sessions throughout the state. The bill requires the committee to submit a final report with the study committee’s findings and recommendations to the general assembly no later than January 8, 2027.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Changed since by amendments H-8458, S-5244; see Amendments. Full bill text · What changed before it passed

44 written public comments to its subcommittee: April 6, 2026 (2), February 17, 2026 (7), February 12, 2026 (19), February 4, 2026 (16) · on the Legislature’s site

Lobbying

4 for · 9 against · 29 undecided · Who →

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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

Study bill

HSB 623RenumberedSSB 3111Renumbered

91st General Assembly

HF 2712Renumberedfrom HSB 623SF 2462Renumberedfrom SSB 3111SF 2488Became lawfrom SF 2462HF 2795Didn’t advancefrom HF 2712

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