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IA SSB 1135

died on adjournment

A bill for an act relating to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the statewide preschool program, the child development coordinating council, programs for at-risk children, the responsibilities of the department of education, the early childhood Iowa initiative, and the state child care assistance program, and establishing the child care continuum partnership grants pilot program within the department of health and human services.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did IA SSB 1135 pass?

No. IA SSB 1135 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-02-25): Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 445.

What is IA SSB 1135 about?

IA SSB 1135 is a proposed bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act relating to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the statewide preschool program, the child development coordinating council, programs for at-risk children, the responsibilities of the department of education, the early childhood Iowa initiative, and the state child care assistance program, and establishing the child care continuum partnership grants pilot program within the department of health and human services.”.

Who sponsors IA SSB 1135?

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION is the primary sponsor of IA SSB 1135.

Introduced
2025-02-18
Latest action
2025-02-25 — Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 445.
Bill type
proposed bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-02-25

    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 445.

    committee-passage

  2. 2025-02-19

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

    committee-passage-favorable

  3. 2025-02-18

    Subcommittee Meeting: 02/19/2025 1:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.

  4. 2025-02-18

    Subcommittee: Evans, Shipley, and Zimmer.

  5. 2025-02-18

    Introduced, referred to Education.

    introduction,referral-committee

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SSB 1135&ga=91

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