Governor Reynolds Signs Child Care Assistance Bill HF 2514 Into Law

Gov. Reynolds signs child care assistance for child care workers among list of bills

• Thursday, April 9, 2026

• Press Release

Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law HF 2514, a bill for an act making children of child care workers in Iowa eligible for the state Child Care Assistance Program. “This legislation makes a difference for all working families in Iowa,” Governor Reynolds said. “It offers child care workers with young children a reliable, affordable option to stay on the job and helps child care centers recruit and retain early childhood educators and staff. And, as more centers are able to grow their workforce, child care access will continue to expand and serve more working families across the state.” The governor signed the bill at Stepping Stones Child Development Center in Slater, Iowa. Governor Reynolds also signed the following bills into law: HF 2215: A bill for an act relating to natural resources, including office locations of the Director of Natural Resources, state park user fee pilot programs, the delegation of powers and duties concerning state preserves, and age requirements for hunting deer with pistols or revolvers. HF 2232: A bill for an act relating to life insurance, permissible third parties, and financial exploitation of eligible adults. HF 2349: A bill for an act relating to the final disposition of human remains. HF 2356: A bill for an act establishing the state public defender’s pilot project to implement innovative models of child welfare legal representation as the project to preserve families. HF 2497: A bill for an act relating to peer-to-peer car sharing programs. HF 2506: A bill for an act relating to prizes awarded by licensed qualified organizations. HF 2515: A bill for an act relating to deferred or suspended sentences for cases involving sexual exploitation of a minor. HF 2558: A bill for an act relating to the definition of public improvement for purposes of public construction bidding. HF 2564: A bill for an act relating to a pregnant minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of certain medical care. HF 2571: A bill for an act relating to the Iowa rules of criminal procedure including commitment hearings following an acquittal based on insanity. HF 2582: A bill for an act relating to investigations of insurance fraud related to adjusters, appraisers, and umpires, and license and financial responsibility requirements for adjusters, and including effective date provisions. HF 2671: A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the Department of Administrative Services, including rules for capitol complex events and the compatibility of passenger vehicles rented or leased by the state with biodiesel blended fuel classified as B-20 or higher, and including effective date and applicability provisions. HF 2720: A bill for an act relating to dissolution of marriage, including name change requests. SF 572: A bill for an act prohibiting the licensure of certain entities of the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to establish, conduct, or maintain a hospital or health care facility. SF 2114: A bill for an act relating to intimidation with a dangerous weapon and making penalties applicable. SF 2137: A bill for an act relating to the definition of qualified education expenses. SF 2190: A bill for an act relating to the use of the titles physician assistant and physician associate. SF 2198: A bill for an act relating to the authority of an attorney in fact under a durable power of attorney for health care. SF 2214: A bill for an act relating to the installation of transmission lines on highway rights-of-way. SF 2215: A bill for an act relating to the applicability of the standard nonforfeiture law for individual deferred annuities to contingent deferred annuities. SF 2340: A bill for an act relating to the authority of counties and cities to regulate the installation or use of battery-charged security alarm systems on nonresidential properties. SF 2369: A bill for an act relating to county and city regulation of accessory dwelling units. SF 2416: A bill for an act relating to interviews conducted with a child subsequent to a report of child abuse. SF 2418: A bill for an act relating to drainage districts and levees, including district parcel records, and including effective date provisions. Governor Reynolds signed the following bills earlier this legislative session: HF 2739: A bill for an act relating to state finances by modifying the taxes imposed on health maintenance organizations, making transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, making and supplementing appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services, and including effective date, contingent effective date, and retroactive applicability provisions. SF 579: A bill for an act relating to local laws implementing the Iowa Civil Rights Act of 1965, local civil rights commissions, and local civil rights agencies, and including effective date provisions.