HF2107 • 2026

A bill for an act appropriating moneys to the department of health and human services for the statewide child care solutions fund program.

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Sponsor: JONES, INGELS, BARKER, DUNWELL, EHLERT and LATHAM
Last action: 2026-01-16
Official status: Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 119 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act appropriating moneys to the department of health and human services for the statewide child care solutions fund program.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act appropriating moneys to the department of health and human services for the statewide child care solutions fund program.

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Bill History

2026-01-16 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 119 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act appropriating moneys to the department of health and human services for the statewide child care solutions fund program.

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House

File

2107

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2107

BY

JONES

,

INGELS

,

BARKER

,

DUNWELL

,

EHLERT

,

and

LATHAM

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

appropriating

moneys

to

the

department

of

health

and

1

human

services

for

the

statewide

child

care

solutions

fund

2

program.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

4

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H.F.

2107

Section

1.

STATEWIDE

CHILD

CARE

SOLUTIONS

FUND

1

PROGRAM.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

2

state

to

the

department

of

health

and

human

services

for

the

3

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

4

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

5

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

6

To

administer,

and

provide

matching

moneys

through,

the

7

statewide

child

care

solutions

fund

program:

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2,500,000

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EXPLANATION

10

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

11

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

12

The

statewide

child

care

solutions

fund

program

(program)

13

was

created

to

help

make

child

care

more

available

by

seeking

14

private

contributions

to

invest

in

child

care

across

the

state,

15

and

matching

private

contributions

with

state

moneys.

This

16

bill

appropriates

$2.5

million

to

the

department

of

health

and

17

human

services

for

FY

2026-2027

to

administer,

and

provide

18

matching

moneys

through,

the

program.

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