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Association of Early Childhood Iowa Area Boards and Advocates

Registered on 129 bills since the 88th General Assembly.

52
supported · 14 became law (27%)
4
opposed · 2 became law anyway (50%)
73
undecided
4
lobbyists

What it paid lobbyists

  • July 2025 – June 2026$20,000
    Eide Walton $20,000 · Clair Lewis · Matt Eide · Kate Walton · filed July 22, 2026
  • July 2024 – June 2025$20,000
    Eide Walton $20,000 · Matt Eide · Kate Walton · Maddy Bradley · filed July 22, 2025
  • July 2023 – June 2024$15,000
    Eide Walton $15,000 · Matt Eide · Kate Walton · Maddy Bradley · filed July 18, 2024
  • July 2022 – June 2023$20,000
    Eide ? Walton $20,000 · Matt Eide · Kate Walton · Madeleine Bradley · filed July 17, 2023
  • July 2021 – June 2022$19,375
    Eide Walton $19,375 · Matt Eide · Kate Walton · Maddy Bradley · filed July 5, 2022
  • July 2020 – June 2021$3,125
    Matt Eide $3,125 · Kate Walton · filed July 9, 2021
  • July 2019 – June 2020$6,250
    Eide • Walton $6,250 · Matt Eide · Kate Walton · filed July 13, 2020

From client reports filed with the Legislature each July. Every organization →

Bills, newest first

  • SF 2488 Relating to early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and fa…
    91st GA · declared May 1, 2026 · Signed by Governor
    For
  • HF 2795 Convening an early childhood Iowa study committee
    91st GA · declared April 30, 2026 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HF 2782 Relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of he…
    91st GA · declared April 22, 2026 · Signed with item vetoes
    Undecided
  • HF 2712 Relating to early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and fa…
    91st GA · declared February 25, 2026 · Became law (new number)
    Against
  • HF 2707 Relating to alignment of delivery of health and human services programs and services, aging and disa…
    91st GA · declared February 24, 2026 · Signed by Governor
    Undecided
  • SF 2338 Relating to alignment of delivery of health and human services programs and services, aging and disa…
    91st GA · declared February 17, 2026 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • HF 2493 Relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding…
    91st GA · declared February 17, 2026 · Signed by Governor
    Undecided
  • HF 2514 Making children of child care workers in this state eligible for the state child care assistance pro…
    91st GA · declared February 17, 2026 · Signed by Governor
    For
  • HF 2358 Authorizing community-based providers to directly participate in the statewide preschool program for…
    91st GA · declared February 10, 2026 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • SSB 3111 Relating to early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and fa…
    91st GA · declared February 5, 2026 · Became law (new number)
    Against
  • HSB 642 Relating to indirect costs charged to state-funded grants, and including applicability provisions
    91st GA · declared February 3, 2026 · Renumbered as HF 2304
    Undecided
  • HSB 604 Authorizing community-based providers to directly participate in the statewide preschool program for…
    91st GA · declared January 23, 2026 · Renumbered as HF 2358
    Undecided
  • HF 2107 Appropriating moneys to the department of health and human services for the statewide child care sol…
    91st GA · declared January 19, 2026 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2092 Relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding…
    91st GA · declared January 16, 2026 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • HF 2035 Increasing the reimbursement rates child care providers receive through the state child care assista…
    91st GA · declared January 15, 2026 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2052 Relating to community-based providers in the statewide voluntary preschool program for four-year-old…
    91st GA · declared January 15, 2026 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2054 Relating to age requirements for an individual to provide child care without supervision
    91st GA · declared January 15, 2026 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2008 Relating to state child care assistance payments to child care providers for days a child receiving …
    91st GA · declared January 14, 2026 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2030 Relating to state child care assistance payments
    91st GA · declared January 14, 2026 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HSB 500 Making children of child care workers eligible for the state child care assistance program
    91st GA · declared January 13, 2026 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • SF 445 Relating to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the sta…
    91st GA · declared April 23, 2025 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HF 991 Placing assessment limitations for property tax purposes on commercial child care facilities, and in…
    91st GA · declared April 8, 2025 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 390 Relating to physical examinations of personnel working in licensed or registered child care faciliti…
    91st GA · declared March 26, 2025 · Signed by Governor
    Undecided
  • HSB 316 Placing assessment limitations for property tax purposes on commercial child care facilities, and in…
    91st GA · declared March 13, 2025 · Renumbered as HF 991
    Undecided
  • HF 623 Relating to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the sta…
    91st GA · declared March 3, 2025 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • SSB 1135 Relating to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the sta…
    91st GA · declared February 19, 2025 · Renumbered as SF 445
    Undecided
  • HSB 145 Relating to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the sta…
    91st GA · declared February 12, 2025 · Renumbered as HF 623
    Undecided
  • HSB 7 Relating to physical examinations of personnel working in licensed or registered child care faciliti…
    91st GA · declared January 21, 2025 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SF 2437 Relating to and making appropriations for veterans and health and human services, including other re…
    90th GA · declared April 17, 2024 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SSB 3205 SSB 3205
    90th GA · declared April 9, 2024 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • HSB 729 HSB 729
    90th GA · declared March 4, 2024 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HF 2608 Relating to unlawful activities, including those related to state residency and citizenship requirem…
    90th GA · declared February 24, 2024 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2574 Relating to boards, commissions, committees, councils, and other entities of state government, and i…
    90th GA · declared February 24, 2024 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • HF 2583 Relating to eligibility for pregnant women and infants under the Medicaid program, and including eff…
    90th GA · declared February 24, 2024 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • SF 2383 Relating to statewide voluntary preschool program students whose household income is below a certain…
    90th GA · declared February 19, 2024 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2509 Relating to the transition of behavioral health services from a mental health and disability service…
    90th GA · declared February 19, 2024 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • HF 2540 Repealing gender balance requirements for appointive bodies
    90th GA · declared February 19, 2024 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SF 2075 Relating to statewide voluntary preschool program students whose household income is below a certain…
    90th GA · declared February 12, 2024 · Renumbered as SF 2383
    Undecided
  • HF 2353 Relating to preschool for four-year-old children, including funding, minimum hours, and approved pro…
    90th GA · declared February 12, 2024 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2357 Relating to statewide voluntary preschool program required hours of instruction and funding calculat…
    90th GA · declared February 12, 2024 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HSB 670 HSB 670
    90th GA · declared February 12, 2024 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • HSB 653 HSB 653
    90th GA · declared February 11, 2024 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SSB 3146 SSB 3146
    90th GA · declared February 11, 2024 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • HF 2305 Relating to child care center staff requirements for providing flex care to children up to five year…
    90th GA · declared February 9, 2024 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • SSB 3140 SSB 3140
    90th GA · declared February 2, 2024 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HF 2056 Relating to child care center staff requirements for providing unsupervised child care to children u…
    90th GA · declared January 23, 2024 · Renumbered as HF 2305
    Undecided
  • HF 707 Relating to state child care assistance eligibility requirements and child care provider reimburseme…
    90th GA · declared April 13, 2023 · Signed by Governor
    For
  • HSB 243 HSB 243
    90th GA · declared April 7, 2023 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SSB 1213 SSB 1213
    90th GA · declared March 31, 2023 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • HSB 233 HSB 233
    90th GA · declared March 23, 2023 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HF 662 Relating to the organization, structure, and functions of state government, providing for salaries o…
    90th GA · declared March 16, 2023 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • HF 319 Relating to physical examinations of personnel working in licensed or registered child care faciliti…
    90th GA · declared March 10, 2023 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HSB 226 HSB 226
    90th GA · declared March 10, 2023 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HF 613 Relating to public assistance program integrity, making appropriations, and including effective date…
    90th GA · declared March 9, 2023 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 343 Relating to state child care assistance eligibility for children of full-time child care providers
    90th GA · declared February 23, 2023 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HF 386 Relating to bodies of the state governmental structure under the purview of the department of health…
    90th GA · declared February 23, 2023 · Renumbered as HF 566
    Undecided
  • SSB 1133 SSB 1133
    90th GA · declared February 8, 2023 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • SSB 1116 SSB 1116
    90th GA · declared February 1, 2023 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • SF 126 Relating to the timing of physical examinations for licensed or registered child care facility perso…
    90th GA · declared January 26, 2023 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HSB 50 HSB 50
    90th GA · declared January 18, 2023 · Renumbered as HF 343
    For
  • HF 51 Relating to child care assistance payments for children who are absent from regularly scheduled chil…
    90th GA · declared January 18, 2023 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HSB 10 HSB 10
    90th GA · declared January 18, 2023 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • SSB 1010 SSB 1010
    90th GA · declared January 18, 2023 · Renumbered as SF 126
    For
  • HF 47 Exempting from the individual income tax the amount of wages received by a taxpayer for providing ce…
    90th GA · declared January 17, 2023 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HF 2575 Relating to the funding of, the operation of, and appropriation of moneys to the college student aid…
    89th GA · declared March 29, 2022 · Signed by Governor
    Undecided
  • SF 2268 Relating to child care center staff ratios, and including effective date provisions
    89th GA · declared February 18, 2022 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • SSB 3118 SSB 3118
    89th GA · declared February 10, 2022 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2177 Relating to parental access to live video feeds of public school district classrooms and providing p…
    89th GA · declared February 8, 2022 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HSB 663 HSB 663
    89th GA · declared February 8, 2022 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2198 Relating to child care center minimum age requirements for employees and staff-to-children ratios, a…
    89th GA · declared February 3, 2022 · Signed by Governor
    Undecided
  • HF 2127 Relating to payments to child care providers from families participating in the state child care ass…
    89th GA · declared January 28, 2022 · Signed by Governor
    Undecided
  • HF 2131 Relating to child care center staff ratios, and including effective date provisions
    89th GA · declared January 28, 2022 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • SSB 3065 SSB 3065
    89th GA · declared January 28, 2022 · Renumbered as SF 2268
    Undecided
  • HSB 564 HSB 564
    89th GA · declared January 25, 2022 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • SF 2055 Permitting businesses’ new on-site daycare facilities or businesses’ expansion of existing on-site d…
    89th GA · declared January 21, 2022 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HSB 539 HSB 539
    89th GA · declared January 19, 2022 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SSB 3004 SSB 3004
    89th GA · declared January 19, 2022 · Renumbered as SF 2079
    Undecided
  • HF 2024 Relating to child care assistance payments for children who are absent from regularly scheduled chil…
    89th GA · declared January 14, 2022 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HSB 511 HSB 511
    89th GA · declared January 13, 2022 · Renumbered as HF 2131
    Undecided
  • HSB 510 HSB 510
    89th GA · declared January 13, 2022 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • HF 780 Requiring the department of human services to allow certain licensed physicians to perform physical …
    89th GA · declared April 22, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    Against
  • HF 868 Relating to the funding of, the operation of, and appropriation of moneys to the college student aid…
    89th GA · declared April 14, 2021 · Signed by Governor
    For
  • SF 596 Relating to the funding of, the operation of, and appropriation of moneys to the college student aid…
    89th GA · declared April 14, 2021 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HF 230 Relating to the child and dependent care and early childhood development tax credits, and including …
    89th GA · declared March 10, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 712 Relating to the construction of child care facilities by providing developers with sales and use tax…
    89th GA · declared March 10, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HF 630 Requiring the department of human services to allow certain licensed physicians to perform physical …
    89th GA · declared February 24, 2021 · Renumbered as HF 780
    Undecided
  • HF 606 Permitting the economic development authority to consider whether a proposed project under the high …
    89th GA · declared February 21, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • SF 389 Relating to public assistance program oversight
    89th GA · declared February 21, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    Against
  • HF 370 Providing businesses with income, franchise, moneys and credits, and gross premiums tax credits for …
    89th GA · declared February 11, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HF 362 Relating to the construction of child care facilities by providing developers with sales and use tax…
    89th GA · declared February 11, 2021 · Renumbered as HF 712
    For
  • HF 363 Permitting businesses’ new onsite daycare facilities or businesses’ expansion of existing onsite day…
    89th GA · declared February 11, 2021 · Renumbered as HF 606
    For
  • SF 277 Relating to the number of children receiving child care at any one time in a child care home
    89th GA · declared February 9, 2021 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SF 283 Establishing a graduated eligibility phase-out program for state child care assistance
    89th GA · declared February 9, 2021 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HF 324 Designating child care facilities as an essential corporate purpose
    89th GA · declared February 5, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • SF 176 Permitting businesses’ new onsite daycare facilities or businesses’ expansion of existing onsite day…
    89th GA · declared January 29, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HF 260 Relating to the number of children receiving child care at any one time in a child care home
    89th GA · declared January 29, 2021 · Signed by Governor
    Undecided
  • HF 1 Relating to the child and dependent care and early childhood development tax credits, and including …
    89th GA · declared January 28, 2021 · Renumbered as HF 230
    Undecided
  • HF 2 Relating to the construction of child care facilities by providing developers with sales and use tax…
    89th GA · declared January 28, 2021 · Renumbered as HF 362
    For
  • HF 3 Permitting businesses’ new onsite daycare facilities or businesses’ expansion of existing onsite day…
    89th GA · declared January 28, 2021 · Renumbered as HF 363
    For
  • HF 4 Providing businesses with income, franchise, moneys and credits, and gross premiums tax credits for …
    89th GA · declared January 28, 2021 · Renumbered as HF 370
    For
  • SF 119 Relating to the child and dependent care and early childhood development tax credits, and including …
    89th GA · declared January 28, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • SF 122 Relating to the construction of child care facilities by providing developers with sales and use tax…
    89th GA · declared January 28, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • SF 123 Providing businesses with income, franchise, moneys and credits, and gross premiums tax credits for …
    89th GA · declared January 28, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HF 141 Exempting from the individual income tax the amount of wages received by a taxpayer for providing ce…
    89th GA · declared January 27, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HSB 3 HSB 3
    89th GA · declared January 15, 2021 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • SF 73 Act relating to the Medicaid reimbursement process for services provided by a receiving district to …
    89th GA · declared January 14, 2021 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SF 74 Relating to shared operational functions for purposes of supplementary weighting for school district…
    89th GA · declared January 14, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 6 Establishing a child care workforce state matching grants program and fund administered by the early…
    89th GA · declared January 13, 2021 · Renumbered as HF 301
    For
  • HSB 2 HSB 2
    89th GA · declared January 13, 2021 · Renumbered as HF 292
    For
  • HSB 7 HSB 7
    89th GA · declared January 13, 2021 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SF 2414 Relating to the future ready Iowa Act and other efforts to strengthen Iowa’s workforce, including a …
    88th GA · declared June 8, 2020 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HF 2621 Relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding…
    88th GA · declared March 13, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2600 Establishing a child care workforce state matching grants program and fund administered by the early…
    88th GA · declared March 9, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HF 2595 Relating to the construction of child care facilities by providing developers with sales and use tax…
    88th GA · declared March 4, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2593 Permitting businesses’ new onsite daycare facilities or businesses’ expansion of existing onsite day…
    88th GA · declared March 3, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HF 2545 Relating to the establishment of a grant program and grant fund administered by the department of hu…
    88th GA · declared February 26, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2041 Permitting businesses’ new onsite daycare facilities or businesses’ expansion of existing onsite day…
    88th GA · declared February 24, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HF 2488 Establishing a child care workforce state matching grants program and fund administered by the early…
    88th GA · declared February 22, 2020 · Withdrawn
    Undecided
  • HF 2460 Relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding…
    88th GA · declared February 20, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • SSB 3158 SSB 3158
    88th GA · declared February 19, 2020 · Renumbered as SF 2366
    Undecided
  • SF 2273 Creating the criminal offense of defrauding a drug or alcohol test and providing penalties
    88th GA · declared February 18, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2424 Establishing a graduated eligibility phase-out program for state child care assistance
    88th GA · declared February 18, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HF 2301 Relating to unlicensed and unregistered child care facilities exceeding the maximum number of childr…
    88th GA · declared February 11, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2271 Relating to the definition of infant and toddler and preschool child for the purposes of child care …
    88th GA · declared February 7, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HF 2203 Establishing a graduated eligibility phase-out program for state child care assistance
    88th GA · declared February 4, 2020 · Withdrawn
    For
  • HF 2171 Establishing a child care workforce state matching grants program and fund administered by the early…
    88th GA · declared January 31, 2020 · Withdrawn
    Undecided
  • HF 2128 Relating to the definition of infant and toddler for the purposes of child care provider reimburseme…
    88th GA · declared January 29, 2020 · Withdrawn
    For
  • HF 2048 Relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding…
    88th GA · declared January 23, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2067 Relating to child care reimbursement rates under the state child care assistance program
    88th GA · declared January 23, 2020 · Withdrawn
    For