91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 352: Relating to state child care assistance program benefits
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 state child care assistance (CCA) program benefits. Under current law, the CCA program reimburses child care providers (providers) after the department of health and human services (HHS) receives a bill from the provider based on the amount of time a child enrolled in the program actually attended child care with that provider. The bill requires HHS to remit payment to a provider prior to the provider rendering child care to a child enrolled in the CCA program. Payments must be made on a monthly basis and must be based on the amount of hours a child is scheduled to receive child care from the provider and not the number of hours a child actually receives child care services.
Sponsors
Sen. Liz Bennett (D), Sen. Matt Blake (D), Sen. Molly Donahue (D), Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D), Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D), Sen. Janet Petersen (D), Sen. Art Staed (D), Sen. Thomas Townsend (D), Sen. Cindy Winckler (D), Sen. Mike Zimmer (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 20, 2025
- Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
In plain words
- February 18, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
- February 20, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Costello and Petersen
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/SF352