---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act making children of child care workers in this state eligible for the state child care assistance program."
description: "A bill for an act making children of child care workers in this state eligible for the state child care assistance program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2514"
citation: "Iowa HF 2514 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["child care", "children", "public assistance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-16"
last_action: "2026-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cae3fc5c-b067-4d74-bd19-7647daee9803"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2514&ga=91"
source_hash: "92cff726aed2540fa456eb51809160b3897c620892751a4fa6712a3e9b7b7efc"
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 2514 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act making children of child care workers in this state eligible for the state child care assistance program.

## 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/HF2514.html)
2. **Amendment H-8015** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8015.pdf)
3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2514.html)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2514.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2514_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2514.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-20** Amendment H-8015 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-20** Fiscal note.
- **2026-02-23** Amendment H-8015 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-23** Passed House, yeas 86, nays 3. `passage`
- **2026-02-23** Immediate message.
- **2026-02-24** Message from House.
- **2026-02-24** Read first time, referred to Health and Human Services. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-03** Subcommittee: Costello, Drey, and Zumbach.
- **2026-03-05** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2026 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2026-03-10** 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.
- **2026-03-30** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-31** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-08** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-20** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cae3fc5c-b067-4d74-bd19-7647daee9803`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).