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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 623: Relating to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the statewide preschool program, the child development coordinating council, programs for at-risk children, the responsibilities of the department of education, the early childhood Iowa initiative, and the state child care assistance program, and establishing the child care continuum partnership grants pilot program within the department of health and human services

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the statewide preschool program, the child development coordinating council, programs for at-risk children, the responsibilities of the department of education (DE), the early childhood Iowa initiative, and the state child care assistance program, and establishing the child care continuum partnership grants pilot program within the department of health and human services (HHS). DIVISION I —— STATEWIDE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.

Sponsors

Health and Human Services committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

1 million. 5 million annually, which the HHS anticipates will be funded by current CCA funds.

House subcommittee · named February 11, 2025

  • Rep. Ryan Weldon (R) · ryan.weldon@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Tracy A. Ehlert (D) · tracy.ehlert@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Thomas Jay Moore (R) · tom.moore@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 16 for, 2 against

For: Association of Early Childhood Iowa Area Boards and Advocates; Easterseals Iowa; Governor's Office; Greater Des Moines Partnership; Iowa Advocates for Choice in Education; Iowa Alliance of YMCA's; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Business Council; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Chamber Alliance; Iowa Coalition for Public Charter Schools; and 4 more

Against: Common Good Iowa; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers

In plain words

  1. February 11, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee · as HSB 145
  2. February 11, 2025House subcommittee named: Weldon, Ehlert, Moore and T · as HSB 145
  3. February 19, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 145
  4. February 25, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 145
  5. February 25, 2025Committee vote: 14–6 · as HSB 145
  6. February 27, 2025Filed in the House
  7. February 27, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 623 · as HSB 145
  8. April 23, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

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/HF623