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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding, and compulsory attendance and including applicability provisions."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding, and compulsory attendance and including applicability provisions."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "HF 2493"
+citation: "Iowa HF 2493 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["compulsory education", "preschools", "school finance", "statewide preschool program"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2026-02-16"
+last_action: "2026-06-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15563c49-eac6-474e-a971-35307c9b0574"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2493&ga=91"
+source_hash: "2296fc3b0b8ae6a3410d352896495a347215660666bdc5efa1272f92a88642ea"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
+---
+
+# Iowa HF 2493 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding, and compulsory attendance and including applicability provisions.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF2493.html)
+2. **Amendment H-8051** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8051.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2493.html)
+4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2493_GovLetter.pdf)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2493.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2026-02-24** Fiscal note.
+- **2026-02-25** Amendment H-8051 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2026-02-26** Amendment H-8051, yeas 29, nays 61, lost.
+- **2026-02-26** Passed House, yeas 88, nays 2. `passage`
+- **2026-02-26** Immediate message.
+- **2026-03-02** Message from House.
+- **2026-03-02** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
+- **2026-03-09** Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Shipley, and Winckler.
+- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 1:00PM Room 315.
+- **2026-03-11** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-12** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2026-03-12** Placed on calendar.
+- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2026-05-02** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2026-05-02** Immediate message.
+- **2026-05-02** Message from Senate.
+- **2026-05-13** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2026-05-28** Fiscal note.
+- **2026-06-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15563c49-eac6-474e-a971-35307c9b0574`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+