---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to foster parent training requirements for the licensure of individual child foster care providers."
description: "A bill for an act relating to foster parent training requirements for the licensure of individual child foster care providers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 2096"
citation: "Iowa SF 2096 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["children", "foster care", "health and human services department", "parents"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3d11cbb-c2cf-4a49-98cb-5aba9a0c6f23"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2096&ga=91"
source_hash: "e150210ca29e0392c67dc9895585cecf46d93a1312d3dc5558f895aa937c27fb"
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 SF 2096 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to foster parent training requirements for the licensure of individual child foster care providers.

## 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/SF2096.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF2096.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF2096_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF2096.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **37–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-10** Passed Senate, yeas 37, nays 9. `passage`
- **2026-02-10** Immediate message.
- **2026-02-11** Message from Senate.
- **2026-02-11** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-02** Substituted for HF 2163.
- **2026-03-02** Passed House, yeas 80, nays 10. `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-03** Message from House.
- **2026-04-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-04-07** 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/c3d11cbb-c2cf-4a49-98cb-5aba9a0c6f23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).