Iowa HF 2493 — 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.
Iowa, 2025-2026. HF 2493: A bill for an act relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding, and compulsory attendance and incl
Latest action
June 2, 2026 — Signed by Governor.
Summary
No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.
Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary sponsor
Bill text
Enrolled with Governor's Action Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Introduced Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Amendment H-8051 Read version ↗
Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) Read version ↗
Recorded votes
Shall the bill pass?
May 2, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 46 · no: 0 · absent: 4 · abstain: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (50)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Wahls | absent |
| Rowley | absent |
| Garrett | absent |
| Donahue | absent |
| Zumbach | yes |
| Zimmer | yes |
| Winckler | yes |
| Whitver | yes |
| Westrich | yes |
| Weiner | yes |
| Webster | yes |
| Warme | yes |
| Trone Garriott | yes |
| Townsend | yes |
| Taylor | yes |
| Sweeney | yes |
| Staed | yes |
| Sires | yes |
| Sinclair | yes |
| Shipley | yes |
| Schultz | yes |
| Salmon | yes |
| Rozenboom | yes |
| Reichman | yes |
| Quirmbach | yes |
| Pike | yes |
| Petersen | yes |
| McClintock | yes |
| Lofgren | yes |
| Kraayenbrink | yes |
| Koelker | yes |
| Knox | yes |
| Klimesh | yes |
| Hardman | yes |
| Guth | yes |
| Gruenhagen | yes |
| Green | yes |
| Evans | yes |
| Driscoll | yes |
| Drey | yes |
| Dotzler | yes |
| Dickey | yes |
| Dawson | yes |
| Costello | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Bousselot | yes |
| Blake | yes |
| Bisignano | yes |
| Bennett | yes |
| Alons | yes |
Shall the bill pass?
February 26, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 88 · no: 2 · absent: 10 · abstain: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Lawler | yes |
| Larson | yes |
| Kurth | yes |
| Kressig | yes |
| Konfrst | yes |
| Kniff McCulla | yes |
| Kaufmann | yes |
| Judge | yes |
| Jones | yes |
| Johnson, R. | yes |
| Johnson, C. | yes |
| Jeneary | yes |
| Jacoby | yes |
| Ingels | yes |
| Hora | yes |
| Holt | yes |
| Hermanson | yes |
| Henderson | yes |
| Hayes | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Gustoff | yes |
| Gosa | yes |
| Golding | yes |
| Gjerde | yes |
| Gerhold | yes |
| Gehlbach | yes |
| Gearhart | yes |
| Gaines | yes |
| Fisher | yes |
| Fett | yes |
| Ehlert | yes |
| Dunwell | yes |
| Determann | yes |
| Croken | yes |
| Cooling | yes |
| Collins | yes |
| Bradley | yes |
| Bossman | yes |
| Boden | yes |
| Bloomingdale | yes |
| Blom | yes |
| Bergan | yes |
| Behn | yes |
| Barker | yes |
| Baeth | yes |
| Windschitl | absent |
| Shipley | absent |
| Rinker | absent |
| Nielsen | absent |
| Latham | absent |
| James | absent |
| Brown-Powers | absent |
| Bagniewski | absent |
| Andrews | absent |
| Amos Jr. | absent |
| Dieken | no |
| Cisneros | no |
| Grassley | yes |
| Zabner | yes |
| Young | yes |
| Wulf | yes |
| Wood | yes |
| Wilz | yes |
| Wilson | yes |
| Wills | yes |
| Williams | yes |
| Wilburn | yes |
| Wichtendahl | yes |
| Wheeler | yes |
| Wessel-Kroeschell | yes |
| Wengryn | yes |
| Weldon | yes |
| Watkins | yes |
| Vondran | yes |
| Turek | yes |
| Thomson | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Stone | yes |
| Srinivas | yes |
| Sorensen | yes |
| Smith | yes |
| Sitzmann | yes |
| Siegrist | yes |
| Sieck | yes |
| Scholten | yes |
| Ramirez | yes |
| Olson | yes |
| Nordman | yes |
| Moore | yes |
| Mommsen | yes |
| Mohr | yes |
| Meyer, B. | yes |
| Meyer, A. | yes |
| Meggers | yes |
| McBurney | yes |
| Matson | yes |
| Madison | yes |
| Lundgren | yes |
| Lohse | yes |
| Levin | yes |
Shall amendment H-8051 be adopted?
February 26, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 29 · no: 61 · absent: 10 · abstain: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (100)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Windschitl | absent |
| Shipley | absent |
| Rinker | absent |
| Nielsen | absent |
| Latham | absent |
| James | absent |
| Brown-Powers | absent |
| Bagniewski | absent |
| Andrews | absent |
| Amos Jr. | absent |
| Grassley | no |
| Young | no |
| Wulf | no |
| Wood | no |
| Wilz | no |
| Wills | no |
| Williams | no |
| Wheeler | no |
| Wengryn | no |
| Weldon | no |
| Watkins | no |
| Vondran | no |
| Thomson | no |
| Thompson | no |
| Stone | no |
| Sorensen | no |
| Smith | no |
| Sitzmann | no |
| Siegrist | no |
| Sieck | no |
| Nordman | no |
| Moore | no |
| Mommsen | no |
| Mohr | no |
| Meyer, A. | no |
| Meggers | no |
| Lundgren | no |
| Lohse | no |
| Lawler | no |
| Larson | no |
| Kniff McCulla | no |
| Kaufmann | no |
| Jones | no |
| Johnson, C. | no |
| Jeneary | no |
| Ingels | no |
| Hora | no |
| Holt | no |
| Hermanson | no |
| Henderson | no |
| Hayes | no |
| Harris | no |
| Gustoff | no |
| Bossman | no |
| Boden | no |
| Bloomingdale | no |
| Bergan | no |
| Behn | no |
| Barker | no |
| Zabner | yes |
| Wilson | yes |
| Wilburn | yes |
| Wichtendahl | yes |
| Wessel-Kroeschell | yes |
| Turek | yes |
| Srinivas | yes |
| Scholten | yes |
| Ramirez | yes |
| Olson | yes |
| Meyer, B. | yes |
| McBurney | yes |
| Matson | yes |
| Madison | yes |
| Levin | yes |
| Kurth | yes |
| Kressig | yes |
| Konfrst | yes |
| Judge | yes |
| Johnson, R. | yes |
| Jacoby | yes |
| Gosa | yes |
| Gjerde | yes |
| Gaines | yes |
| Ehlert | yes |
| Croken | yes |
| Cooling | yes |
| Blom | yes |
| Baeth | yes |
| Golding | no |
| Gerhold | no |
| Gehlbach | no |
| Gearhart | no |
| Fisher | no |
| Fett | no |
| Dunwell | no |
| Dieken | no |
| Determann | no |
| Collins | no |
| Cisneros | no |
| Bradley | no |
Legislative history
- Signed by Governor.
- Fiscal note.
- Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- Message from Senate.
- Immediate message.
- Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0.
- Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- Placed on calendar.
- Committee report, recommending passage.
- Subcommittee recommends passage.
- Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 1:00PM Room 315.
- Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Shipley, and Winckler.
- Read first time, referred to Education.
- Message from House.
- Immediate message.
- Passed House, yeas 88, nays 2.
- Amendment H-8051, yeas 29, nays 61, lost.
- Amendment H-8051 filed.
- Fiscal note.
- Introduced, placed on calendar.
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