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IA HF 2493

enacted

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 · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IA HF 2493 pass?

Yes. IA HF 2493 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-02): Signed by Governor.

What is IA HF 2493 about?

IA HF 2493 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.

Who sponsors IA HF 2493?

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION is the primary sponsor of IA HF 2493.

Introduced
2026-02-16
Latest action
2026-06-02 — Signed by Governor.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-02

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-05-28

    Fiscal note.

  3. 2026-05-13

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.

  4. 2026-05-02

    Message from Senate.

  5. 2026-05-02

    Immediate message.

  6. 2026-05-02

    Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0.

    passage

  7. 2026-03-26

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  8. 2026-03-12

    Placed on calendar.

  9. 2026-03-12

    Committee report, recommending passage.

    committee-passage

  10. 2026-03-11

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-03-10

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 1:00PM Room 315.

  12. 2026-03-09

    Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Shipley, and Winckler.

  13. 2026-03-02

    Read first time, referred to Education.

    reading-1

  14. 2026-03-02

    Message from House.

  15. 2026-02-26

    Immediate message.

  16. 2026-02-26

    Passed House, yeas 88, nays 2.

    passage

  17. 2026-02-26

    Amendment H-8051, yeas 29, nays 61, lost.

  18. 2026-02-25

    Amendment H-8051 filed.

    amendment-introduction

  19. 2026-02-24

    Fiscal note.

  20. 2026-02-16

    Introduced, placed on calendar.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Shall the bill pass?

    2026-05-02 · pass · 46-0

    Member-level votes (51)
    • Alons: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Bisignano: yes
    • Blake: yes
    • Bousselot: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Costello: yes
    • Dawson: yes
    • Dickey: yes
    • Dotzler: yes
    • Drey: yes
    • Driscoll: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Gruenhagen: yes
    • Guth: yes
    • Hardman: yes
    • Klimesh: yes
    • Knox: yes
    • Koelker: yes
    • Kraayenbrink: yes
    • Lofgren: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • Petersen: yes
    • Pike: yes
    • Quirmbach: yes
    • Reichman: yes
    • Rozenboom: yes
    • Salmon: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Shipley: yes
    • Sinclair: yes
    • Sires: yes
    • Staed: yes
    • Sweeney: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Townsend: yes
    • Trone: yes
    • Garriott: yes
    • Warme: yes
    • Webster: yes
    • Weiner: yes
    • Westrich: yes
    • Whitver: yes
    • Winckler: yes
    • Zimmer: yes
    • Zumbach: yes
    • Donahue: absent
    • Garrett: absent
    • Rowley: absent
    • Wahls: absent

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