# Iowa SF 2462: A bill for an act relating to early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and family services system, state child care assistance for the child care workforce, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3111; See SF 2488.)

Iowa SF 2462, A bill for an act relating to early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and family services system, state child care assistance for the child care workforce, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3111; See SF 2488.), is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; status failed, last action 2026-04-09 (Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2488.) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: Iowa SF 2462
- State: Iowa
- Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: A bill for an act relating to early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and family services system, state child care assistance for the child care workforce, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3111; See SF 2488.)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-26
- Last action: 2026-04-09, Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2488.
- Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

## Actions (7)

- 2026-04-09: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2488. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature)
- 2026-04-01: Subcommittee Meeting: 04/06/2026 12:30PM Senate Lounge. (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Subcommittee: Warme, Costello, and Winckler. (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Referred to Appropriations. (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Committee report, approving bill. (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Introduced, placed on calendar. (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF2462.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF2462.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2462-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-18).