---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act establishing an exception to the number of children allowed to be present for child care at any one time in a child development home under certain conditions. (Formerly HF 2378.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act establishing an exception to the number of children allowed to be present for child care at any one time in a child development home under certain conditions. (Formerly HF 2378.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 2485"
citation: "Iowa HF 2485 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["child care", "children", "day care services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-02-20"
last_action: "2020-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9079674-9280-4863-85c9-bbe897bb5d3e"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2485&ga=88"
source_hash: "2cbff8379b5efb52c28bdc266128d262d1250f047739b42ab14f9611e427a89c"
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 2485 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act establishing an exception to the number of children allowed to be present for child care at any one time in a child development home under certain conditions. (Formerly HF 2378.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.

## 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/88/attachments/HF2485.html)
2. **Amendment H-8316** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8316.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5100** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5100.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF2485.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **94–1** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-20** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2020-03-09** Passed House, yeas 98, nays 1. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-10** Message from House.
- **2020-03-10** Read first time, referred to Human Resources. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-11** Subcommittee: Sweeney, Carlin, and Quirmbach.
- **2020-06-04** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-04** Amendment S-5100 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-13** Amendment S-5100 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-13** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-06-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-06-13** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-13** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-13** Senate amendment H-8316 filed.
- **2020-06-13** House concurred H-8316.
- **2020-06-13** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 1. `passage`
- **2020-06-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-06-13** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-13** Message from House.
- **2020-06-24** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-25** 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/e9079674-9280-4863-85c9-bbe897bb5d3e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).