# Iowa SF 521: A bill for an act relating to payment of reasonable attorney fees for contempt relative to a dissolution of marriage proceeding.(Formerly SF 374.)

Iowa SF 521, A bill for an act relating to payment of reasonable attorney fees for contempt relative to a dissolution of marriage proceeding.(Formerly SF 374.), is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY; status failed, last action 2025-03-27 (Tabled until future meeting.) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF521-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Iowa SF 521
- State: Iowa
- Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: A bill for an act relating to payment of reasonable attorney fees for contempt relative to a dissolution of marriage proceeding.(Formerly SF 374.)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Last action: 2025-03-27, Tabled until future meeting.
- Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (47 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 47 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-03-27: Tabled until future meeting. (legislature)
- 2025-03-26: Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2025 12:00PM RM 19. (legislature)
- 2025-03-25: Subcommittee: Wheeler, Holt and Meyer, B. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Read first time, referred to Judiciary. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Message from Senate. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Immediate message. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Committee report, approving bill. (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Introduced, placed on calendar. (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF521.pdf)

## Related bills

- HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) Effective date: 10/02/20… (signed)
- SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions… (signed)
- HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduc… (signed)
- SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Formerly SF 2317, SSB 3121.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed)
- SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly SSB 3162.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed)
- SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program. (Formerly SF 2176.) Vetoed 6-2-26. (vetoed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF521.pdf)

## Related
- [HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2801-2025-2026)
- [SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2472-2025-2026)
- [HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ball…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2601-2025-2026)
- [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Former…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2471-2025-2026)
- [SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2399-2025-2026)
- [SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or conc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2299-2025-2026)
- [Iowa bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa/bills)
- [Iowa state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF521-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).