SF2488Introduced in the Senate
A bill for an act relating to early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and family services system, making appropriations, convening an early childhood Iowa interim study committee, and including applicability, retroactive applicability, and effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2462, SSB 3111.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2025.
Introduced by Appropriations
What does this bill do?
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Official description
A bill for an act relating to early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and family services system, making appropriations, convening an early childhood Iowa interim study committee, and including applicability, retroactive applicability, and effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2462, SSB 3111.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2025.
Where it stands
Signed by Governor. S.J. 1033.
June 2, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
HouseStage: Shall the bill pass? · May 2, 2026
83
Yes
2
No
15
Absent or Not Voting
100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J.D. Scholten | 1 | Absent |
| Robert Henderson | 2 | Yes |
| Thomas Jeneary | 3 | Yes |
| Skyler Wheeler | 4 | Absent |
| Zachary Dieken | 5 | Absent |
| Megan Hess Jones | 6 | Yes |
| Wendy Larson | 7 | Yes |
| Ann Meyer | 8 | Yes |
| Henry Stone | 9 | Yes |
| John Wills | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. S.J. 767.
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 770.
NOBA: Senate Full Approps
Amendment S-5244 filed, adopted. S.J. 949.
Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 15. S.J. 949.
Immediate message. S.J. 952.
Message from Senate. H.J. 1070.
NOBA: Senate Floor
Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 1088.
Substituted for HF 2795. H.J. 1089.
Passed House, yeas 83, nays 2. H.J. 1090.
Explanation of vote. H.J. 1159.
Immediate message. H.J. 1110.
Message from House. S.J. 971.
NOBA: Final
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028.
Signed by Governor. S.J. 1033.
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