SF 301 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to county hospital operation of a child care facility.

SF 301 allows county hospitals to establish and operate child care facilities. It permits a county hospital's board of trustees to either directly run the facility or contract with a licensed provider for its operation. All child care facilities established by county hospitals under this act must adhere to the existing state regulations for child care facilities outlined in Code chapter 237A.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action May 15, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2025

How they voted

44–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 49

Apr 21, 2025

D Democratic16

14 Yea 2

87% Yea

R Republican33

30 Yea 3

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 15, 2025

Committee

Rereferred to Health and Human Services.

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0.

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report, recommending passage.

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Subcommittee recommends passage.

legislature

Feb 18, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Subcommittee Meeting: 02/20/2025 11:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.

legislature

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Subcommittee: Rowley, Pike, and Trone Garriott.

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors