Bills / 2025–2026 session / SF 2488Other education SF 2488
Creates early childhood and family services system and folds in child abuse prevention Creates a state early childhood and family services system run by the Department of Health and Human Services, with district advisory councils and a dedicated fund. It also ends the decategorization and child abuse prevention program structures and moves their money into the new system.
Official title A bill for an act relating to early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and family services system, making appropriations, convening an early childhood Iowa interim study committee, and including applicability, retroactive applicability, and effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2462, SSB 3111.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2025.
5 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee Senate House Governor Last action, Jun 2: Signed by Governor. S.J. 1033.
Votes House: Shall the bill pass? May 2 · 83–2, 15 not voting · Passed › Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): Yes Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): Yes Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): Yes Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): Yes Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): Yes Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): Yes Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): Yes Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): Yes Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): Yes Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D, District 73): Yes Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): Yes Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): Yes Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D, District 32): Yes Rep. Josh Turek (D, District 20): Yes Rep. Ken Croken (D, District 97): Yes Rep. Kenan Judge (D, District 27): Yes Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): Yes Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): Yes Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): Yes Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): Yes Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): Yes Rep. Ross Wilburn (D, District 50): Yes Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D, District 35): Yes Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D, District 61): Yes Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): Yes Rep. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): No Rep. Eric Gjerde (D, District 74): Absent Rep. J.D. Scholten (D, District 1): Absent Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): Absent Rep. Lindsay James (D, District 71): Absent Rep. Rick Olson (D, District 39): Absent Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 33): Absent Rep. Ann Meyer (R, District 8): Yes Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): Yes Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bill Gustoff (R, District 40): Yes Rep. Blaine Watkins (R, District 100): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R, District 82): Yes Rep. Brent Siegrist (R, District 19): Yes Rep. Brett Barker (R, District 51): Yes Rep. Brian Lohse (R, District 45): Yes Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): Yes Rep. Bubba Sorensen (R, District 23): Yes Rep. Carter Nordman (R, District 47): Yes Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): Yes Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): Yes Rep. Charley Thomson (R, District 58): Yes Rep. Christian Hermanson (R, District 59): Yes Rep. Cindy Golding (R, District 83): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Craig Williams (R, District 11): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. David Blom (R, District 52): Yes Rep. David Sieck (R, District 16): Yes Rep. David Young (R, District 28): Yes Rep. Dean Fisher (R, District 53): Yes Rep. Devon Wood (R, District 17): Yes Rep. Gary Mohr (R, District 93): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Jacob Bossman (R, District 14): Yes Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R, District 60): Yes Rep. Jennifer Smith (R, District 72): Yes Rep. John Wills (R, District 10): Yes Rep. Jon Dunwell (R, District 38): Yes Rep. Josh Meggers (R, District 54): Yes Rep. Judd Lawler (R, District 91): Yes Rep. Mark Thompson (R, District 56): Yes Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): Yes Rep. Megan Jones (R, District 6): Yes Rep. Michael Bergan (R, District 63): Yes Rep. Mike Vondran (R, District 94): Yes Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R, District 70): Yes Rep. Pat Grassley (R, District 57): Yes Rep. Ryan Weldon (R, District 41): Yes Rep. Sam Wengryn (R, District 24): Yes Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): Yes Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Steven Holt (R, District 12): Yes Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): Yes Rep. Tom Determann (R, District 69): Yes Rep. Tom Gerhold (R, District 84): Yes Rep. Tom Jeneary (R, District 3): Yes Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): Yes Rep. Travis Sitzmann (R, District 13): Yes Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): Yes Rep. Mark Cisneros (R, District 96): No Rep. Derek Wulf (R, District 76): Absent Rep. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): Absent Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): Absent Rep. Jason Gearhart (R, District 64): Absent Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Absent Rep. Matt Rinker (R, District 99): Absent Rep. Shannon Latham (R, District 55): Absent Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Absent Rep. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): Absent ← Democrats26 yes, 1 no, 6 not voting Republicans → 57 yes, 1 no, 9 not voting Senate: Shall the bill pass? May 1 · 28–15, 7 not voting · Passed › Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): No Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): No Sen. Catelin Drey (D, District 1): No Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): No Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): No Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): No Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): No Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): No Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): No Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): No Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): No Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): No Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): No Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): No Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Absent Sen. Renee Hardman (D, District 16): Absent Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): No Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Absent Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Absent Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Absent Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats0 yes, 14 no, 3 not voting Republicans → 28 yes, 1 no, 4 not voting Senate: Senate Appropriations Report Apr 9 · 13–6, 3 not voting · Passed › Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): No Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): No Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): No Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): No Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): No Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): No Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): Absent Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Absent Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats0 yes, 6 no, 1 not voting Republicans → 13 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting History Signed by Governor. S.J. 1033. Senate · Jun 2 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028. Senate · May 18 NOBA: Final Senate · May 13 Message from House. S.J. 971. Senate · May 2 Immediate message. H.J. 1110. House · May 2 Explanation of vote. H.J. 1159. House · May 2 Passed House, yeas 83, nays 2. H.J. 1090. House · May 2 Substituted for HF 2795. H.J. 1089. House · May 2 Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 1088. House · May 2 NOBA: Senate Floor House · May 1 Message from Senate. H.J. 1070. House · May 1 Immediate message. S.J. 952. Senate · May 1 Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 15. S.J. 949. Senate · May 1 Amendment S-5244 filed, adopted. S.J. 949. Senate · May 1 NOBA: Senate Full Approps Senate · Apr 15 Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 770. Senate · Apr 9 Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. S.J. 767. Senate · Apr 9