Bills › 91st General Assembly
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 governmentFamilies & human services
Same legislation: HSB 623, SSB 3111, HF 2712, SF 2462, SF 2488
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 24, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeApril 20, 2026
- Done: House committeeApril 9, 2026
- Done: Passes the HouseMay 2, 202683–2
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateMay 1, 202628–15
- Done: To the GovernorMay 18, 2026
- 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
AI summary A new committee will study how to move home visiting services from their current system to a new one organized by the Department of Health and Human Services. This group will hold public meetings and look at data to find the best way to make this change without interrupting services for families. They must share their final recommendations with the state legislature by January 2027.1
Read the official explanation
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. 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.
Why it matters. The Department of Health and Human Services and a new study committee would work to find the most efficient way to move home visiting services from their current system to a new system based on different districts. This process would include holding public input sessions across the state to gather information from people involved with early childhood Iowa services.2
Changed since by amendments H-8458, S-5244; see Amendments.
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 →