---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding, and compulsory attendance and including applicability provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding, and compulsory attendance and including applicability provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2493"
citation: "Iowa HF 2493 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["compulsory education", "preschools", "school finance", "statewide preschool program"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-16"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15563c49-eac6-474e-a971-35307c9b0574"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2493&ga=91"
source_hash: "2296fc3b0b8ae6a3410d352896495a347215660666bdc5efa1272f92a88642ea"
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 2493 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding, and compulsory attendance and including applicability provisions.

## 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/HF2493.html)
2. **Amendment H-8051** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8051.pdf)
3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2493.html)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2493_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2493.html)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-24** Fiscal note.
- **2026-02-25** Amendment H-8051 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-26** Amendment H-8051, yeas 29, nays 61, lost.
- **2026-02-26** Passed House, yeas 88, nays 2. `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-02** Message from House.
- **2026-03-02** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-09** Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Shipley, and Winckler.
- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 1:00PM Room 315.
- **2026-03-11** 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.
- **2026-05-02** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-05-02** Immediate message.
- **2026-05-02** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-13** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-05-28** Fiscal note.
- **2026-06-02** 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/15563c49-eac6-474e-a971-35307c9b0574`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).