HF 661 — A bill for an act relating to child care, including the child and dependent care tax credit, a child care workforce matching grant program, a small business child care tax credit, and state child care assistance, and including applicability provisions.
Last action — Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
Stalled
30% · moderate confidence
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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29 sponsors
29 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (28 D).
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current pdf
Action History
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Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services.
Sponsors
- Amy Nielsen · Primary
- Jeff Cooling · Primary
- Beth Wessel-Kroeschell · Primary
- J.D. Scholten · Primary
- Adam Zabner · Primary
- Rick L. Olson · Primary
- Eric J. Gjerde · Primary
- Josh Turek · Primary
- SCHEETZ · Primary
- Austin Baeth · Primary
- Heather Matson · Primary
- Bob Kressig · Primary
- Sean Bagniewski · Primary
- Mary Lee Madison · Primary
- Ken Croken · Primary
- David Jacoby · Primary
- Rob Johnson · Primary
- Jerome Amos Jr. · Primary
- Dr. Megan L. Srinivas · Primary
- Daniel Gosa · Primary
- Monica Kurth · Primary
- Aime Wichtendahl · Primary
- Ross Wilburn · Primary
- Lindsay James · Primary
- Elinor A. Levin · Primary
- Kenan Judge · Primary
- Brian Meyer · Primary
- Jennifer Konfrst · Primary
- Tracy A. Ehlert · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →29 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 62 voted No
Sponsors (29)
- Amy Nielsen Democrat Voted No
- Jeff Cooling Democrat Voted No
- Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat
- J.D. Scholten Democrat Voted No
- Adam Zabner Democrat
- Rick L. Olson Democrat Voted No
- Eric J. Gjerde Democrat
- Josh Turek Democrat
- SCHEETZ
- Austin Baeth Democrat
- Heather Matson Democrat Voted No
- Bob Kressig Democrat
- Sean Bagniewski Democrat Voted No
- Mary Lee Madison Democrat Voted No
- Ken Croken Democrat Voted No
- David Jacoby Democrat
- Rob Johnson Democrat
- Jerome Amos Jr. Democrat Voted No
- Dr. Megan L. Srinivas Democrat Voted No
- Daniel Gosa Democrat
- Monica Kurth Democrat
- Aime Wichtendahl Democrat
- Ross Wilburn Democrat Voted No
- Lindsay James Democrat Voted No
- Elinor A. Levin Democrat
- Kenan Judge Democrat Voted No
- Brian Meyer Democrat Voted No
- Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Voted No
- Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
Passed
33 Yea
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15 Nay
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2 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 32% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Cournoyer | — | Yea |
| Edler | — | Yea |
| Giddens | — | Yea |
| Zaun | — | Yea |
| Boulton | — | Nay |
| Celsi | — | Nay |
| Jochum | — | Nay |
| Brown | — | Not Voting |
| De Witt | — | Yea |
| Taylor, T. | — | Nay |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Nay |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Nay |
| Izaah Knox | Democrat | Nay |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Nay |
| Janice Weiner | Democrat | Nay |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Nay |
| Molly Donahue | Democrat | Nay |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Nay |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Nay |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Nay |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Nay |
| Zach Wahls | Democrat | Nay |
| Adrian Dickey | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Yea |
| Annette Sweeney | Republican | Yea |
| Carrie Koelker | Republican | Yea |
| Charlie McClintock | Republican | Yea |
| Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Yea |
| David D. Rowley | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn Driscoll | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Reichman | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Green | Republican | Yea |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Yea |
| Kerry Gruenhagen | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Alons | Republican | Yea |
| Lynn Evans | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bousselot | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Klimesh | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Webster | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Shipley | Republican | Yea |
Failed
17 Yea
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31 Nay
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2 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 18 | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 36% | 60% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Boulton | — | Yea |
| Celsi | — | Yea |
| Giddens | — | Yea |
| Jochum | — | Yea |
| Cournoyer | — | Nay |
| Edler | — | Nay |
| Zaun | — | Nay |
| Brown | — | Not Voting |
| De Witt | — | Nay |
| Taylor, T. | — | Yea |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Yea |
| Izaah Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Janice Weiner | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Yea |
| Molly Donahue | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Yea |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Wahls | Democrat | Yea |
| Adrian Dickey | Republican | Nay |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Nay |
| Annette Sweeney | Republican | Nay |
| Carrie Koelker | Republican | Nay |
| Charlie McClintock | Republican | Yea |
| Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Nay |
| David D. Rowley | Republican | Nay |
| Dawn Driscoll | Republican | Nay |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Nay |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Reichman | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Nay |
| Jesse Green | Republican | Nay |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Nay |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Nay |
| Kerry Gruenhagen | Republican | Nay |
| Kevin Alons | Republican | Nay |
| Lynn Evans | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Nay |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Bousselot | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Klimesh | Republican | Nay |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Webster | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Nay |
| Tom Shipley | Republican | Nay |
Passed
77 Yea
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20 Nay
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3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 12 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 78 | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 76% | 21% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (102)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Best | — | Yea |
| Buck | — | Yea |
| Cahill | — | Yea |
| Carlson | — | Yea |
| Deyoe | — | Yea |
| Fry | — | Yea |
| Graber | — | Yea |
| Gustafson | — | Yea |
| Kniff | — | Yea |
| Osmundson | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Yea |
| Sherman | — | Yea |
| Steckman | — | Yea |
| Stoltenberg | — | Yea |
| Jr. | — | Nay |
| Forbes | — | Nay |
| Isenhart | — | Nay |
| Scheetz | — | Nay |
| Abdul-Samad | — | Not Voting |
| Thompson, P. | — | Yea |
| Adam Zabner | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Nay |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Austin Baeth | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Yea |
| Brian Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Dr. Megan L. Srinivas | Democrat | Nay |
| Elinor A. Levin | Democrat | Yea |
| Elizabeth Wilson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Eric J. Gjerde | Democrat | Yea |
| Heather Matson | Democrat | Nay |
| J.D. Scholten | Democrat | Nay |
| Jeff Cooling | Democrat | Nay |
| Jennifer Konfrst | Democrat | Nay |
| Jerome Amos Jr. | Democrat | Nay |
| Josh Turek | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Croken | Democrat | Nay |
| Kenan Judge | Democrat | Nay |
| Lindsay James | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Lee Madison | Democrat | Nay |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Nay |
| Ross Wilburn | Democrat | Nay |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Nay |
| Sean Bagniewski | Democrat | Nay |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracy A. Ehlert | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann Meyer | Republican | Yea |
| Austin Harris | Republican | Yea |
| Barb Kniff McCulla | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Gustoff | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Henderson | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Siegrist | Republican | Yea |
| Brian K. Lohse | Republican | Yea |
| Brooke Boden | Republican | Yea |
| Carter F. Nordman | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Ingels | Republican | Yea |
| Charley Thomson | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Golding | Republican | Yea |
| Craig P. Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Gehlbach | Republican | Yea |
| David E. Young | Republican | Yea |
| David Sieck | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Derek Wulf | Republican | Yea |
| Devon Wood | Republican | Yea |
| Dr. Steven P. Bradley | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie Andrews | Republican | Yea |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Not Voting |
| Hans C. Wilz | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Hora | Republican | Yea |
| Helena Hayes | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Stone | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Yea |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Dunwell | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua Meggers | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cisneros | Republican | Nay |
| Mark I. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Rinker | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Vondran | Republican | Yea |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Yea |
| Ray Sorensen | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Latham | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Yea |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Yea |
| Taylor R. Collins | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Gerhold | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas M. Jeneary | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Determann | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Shipley | Republican | Yea |
| Zach Dieken | Republican | Yea |
Failed
45 Yea
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51 Nay
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4 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 24 | 28 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 45 | 51 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 45% | 51% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Derry | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Shipley | — | Nay |
| Deyoe | — | Nay |
| Dolecheck | — | Nay |
| Fry | — | Nay |
| Gassman | — | Nay |
| Gustafson | — | Nay |
| Hagenow | — | Nay |
| Hall | — | Not Voting |
| Hanusa | — | Nay |
| Hein | — | Nay |
| Hinson | — | Nay |
| Abdul-Samad | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Nay |
| Baxter | — | Nay |
| Bearinger | — | Yea |
| Best | — | Nay |
| Breckenridge | — | Yea |
| Brink | — | Nay |
| Carlson | — | Not Voting |
| Cohoon | — | Yea |
| Gaskill | — | Yea |
| Heddens | — | Yea |
| Hite | — | Nay |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Huseman | — | Nay |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Jacobsen | — | Nay |
| Kacena | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Nay |
| Klein | — | Nay |
| Kurtz | — | Yea |
| Landon | — | Nay |
| Lensing | — | Yea |
| Mascher | — | Yea |
| Maxwell | — | Nay |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| McKean | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Nay |
| Oldson | — | Yea |
| Osmundson | — | Nay |
| Ourth | — | Yea |
| Paustian | — | Nay |
| Prichard | — | Yea |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Nay |
| Steckman | — | Not Voting |
| Sunde | — | Yea |
| Thede | — | Yea |
| Thorup | — | Nay |
| Upmeyer | — | Nay |
| Wolfe | — | Yea |
| Worthan | — | Nay |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Yea |
| Brian Meyer | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Heather Matson | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Konfrst | Democrat | Yea |
| Kenan Judge | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsay James | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Yea |
| Molly Donahue | Democrat | Yea |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Yea |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracy A. Ehlert | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann Meyer | Republican | Nay |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Nay |
| Brian K. Lohse | Republican | Nay |
| Craig Steven Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Nay |
| David Sieck | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Nay |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Nay |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Nay |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Nay |
| Mark I. Thompson | Republican | Nay |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Nay |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Nay |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Nay |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Nay |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Nay |
| Ray Sorensen | Republican | Nay |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Nay |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Nay |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Nay |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Gerhold | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas M. Jeneary | Republican | Nay |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HF 661?
- HF 661 is sponsored by Amy Nielsen (Democrat), Jeff Cooling (Democrat), Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (Democrat), J.D. Scholten (Democrat), Adam Zabner (Democrat), Rick L. Olson (Democrat), Eric J. Gjerde (Democrat), Josh Turek (Democrat), SCHEETZ, Austin Baeth (Democrat), Heather Matson (Democrat), Bob Kressig (Democrat), Sean Bagniewski (Democrat), Mary Lee Madison (Democrat), Ken Croken (Democrat), David Jacoby (Democrat), Rob Johnson (Democrat), Jerome Amos Jr. (Democrat), Dr. Megan L. Srinivas (Democrat), Daniel Gosa (Democrat), Monica Kurth (Democrat), Aime Wichtendahl (Democrat), Ross Wilburn (Democrat), Lindsay James (Democrat), Elinor A. Levin (Democrat), Kenan Judge (Democrat), Brian Meyer (Democrat), Jennifer Konfrst (Democrat), and Tracy A. Ehlert (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HF 661?
- This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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