---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the number of children receiving child care at any one time in a child care home. (Formerly HSB 7.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the number of children receiving child care at any one time in a child care home. (Formerly HSB 7.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 260"
citation: "Iowa HF 260 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["child care", "children", "residential property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-28"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09af29af-0492-4eb2-8696-24ae660bfa02"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 260&ga=89"
source_hash: "5f76a02fc265faaa9bde6829077e755fa79b5f89ca350633c2c5e4c32753e05f"
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 260 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to the number of children receiving child care at any one time in a child care home. (Formerly HSB 7.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.

## 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/HF260.html)
2. **Amendment H-1031** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1031.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3103** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3103.pdf)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF260_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF260.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment S-3103 be adopted? — **18–27** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **30–15** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1031 be adopted? — **36–58** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **70–24** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-28** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-02-03** Amendment H-1031 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Amendment H-1031 lost.
- **2021-02-11** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-02-10** Passed House, yeas 70, nays 24. `passage`
- **2021-02-11** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-02-10** Immediate message.
- **2021-02-11** Message from House.
- **2021-02-11** Read first time, referred to Human Resources. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-15** Subcommittee: Lofgren, Johnson, and Mathis.
- **2021-02-15** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/16/2021 2:30PM 217 Conference Room.
- **2021-02-16** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2021-02-24** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-29** Amendment S-3103 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-29** Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 15. `passage`
- **2021-03-29** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-30** Message from Senate.
- **2021-04-12** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-04-12** 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/09af29af-0492-4eb2-8696-24ae660bfa02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).