---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to child care center minimum age requirements for employees and staff-to-children ratios, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 539.) Effective date: 07/01/2022, 06/16/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to child care center minimum age requirements for employees and staff-to-children ratios, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 539.) Effective date: 07/01/2022, 06/16/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 2198"
citation: "Iowa HF 2198 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["business entities", "child care", "children", "human services department", "labor and employment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 11
action_count: 28
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-02-01"
last_action: "2022-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7eac9129-a20f-463f-93d9-7b8836847e91"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2198&ga=89"
source_hash: "6d2bf25e50afdaf8a6d2ab9640b494d748aeb316b64906d914a4510032838f05"
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 2198 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to child care center minimum age requirements for employees and staff-to-children ratios, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 539.) Effective date: 07/01/2022, 06/16/2022.

## 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/89/attachments/HF2198.html)
2. **Amendment H-8027** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8027.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8117** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8117.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8118** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8118.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-8362** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8362.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-5063** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S5063.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-5130** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S5130.pdf)
8. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/HF2198.html)
9. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/HF2198.html)
10. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF2198_GovLetter.pdf)
11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF2198.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **52–42** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment H-8117 be adopted? — **40–58** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment H-8118 be adopted? — **40–58** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **55–43** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment H-8027 be adopted? — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-5130 to amendment S-5063 be adopted? — **18–31** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-5063 be adopted? — **30–18** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **30–18** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-01** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-02-16** Amendment H-8027 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-01** Amendments H-8117 and H-8118 filed.
- **2022-03-02** Amendment H-8117, yeas 40, nays 58, lost.
- **2022-03-02** Amendment H-8118, yeas 40, nays 58, lost.
- **2022-03-02** Amendment H-8027, yeas 98, nays 0, adopted.
- **2022-03-02** Passed House, yeas 55, nays 43. `passage`
- **2022-03-02** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-03** Message from House.
- **2022-03-03** Read first time, referred to Human Resources. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-08** Subcommittee: Johnson, Jochum, and Rowley.
- **2022-03-08** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/09/2022 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2022-03-09** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2022-03-16** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-16** Amendment S-5063 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-24** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2022-04-18** Amendment S-5130 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-18** Amendment S-5063 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-18** Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 18. `passage`
- **2022-04-18** Immediate message.
- **2022-04-19** Message from Senate.
- **2022-04-19** Senate amendment H-8362 filed.
- **2022-04-26** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8362.
- **2022-04-26** Passed House, yeas 52, nays 42. `passage`
- **2022-04-26** Immediate message.
- **2022-04-26** Message from House.
- **2022-06-01** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-06-16** 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/7eac9129-a20f-463f-93d9-7b8836847e91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).