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Yes: 139 • No: 0
IowaSF 54291st General Assembly (2025–2026)Senate
A bill for an act relating to the suspension of child support and medical support in certain circumstances. (Formerly SSB 1123.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.
Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Signed by Governor
judiciary
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Bill Overview
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3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Pause child support when you gain custody
Beginning July 1, 2026, if a juvenile court gives you custody or physical care, you can ask to pause your child or medical support. File in your support case and attach the juvenile court’s change-of-custody notice. The court can pause payments starting on the next due date. Any party or child support services can object within 21 days, and the court sets a hearing within 15 days. Unless the court orders otherwise, 60 days after the juvenile case ends, the pause becomes final and the support duty ends.
Restart support when custody returns
Beginning July 1, 2026, if custody returns to the person who used to get support, the court can end a pause. That person or child support services must file in the support case and attach the new change-of-custody notice. Payments restart on the next due date under the original order. Any party or child support services can object within 21 days, and the court sets a hearing within 15 days.
Easier custody notices and no fees
Beginning July 1, 2026, courts waive filing fees to ask for a pause or to end one. The Iowa Supreme Court provides standard forms to all district court clerks. At dispositional or permanency hearings, the juvenile court files a change-of-custody notice when asked, and files a new notice if custody later returns. The notice uses the child’s initials and birth year and states who lost and who got custody. When that notice is used to ask for a pause or restart, child support services can get it on request without a separate court order.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/13/2026
Passed House
Yes: 90 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/25/2025
Passed Senate
Yes: 49 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor.
5/15/2026GovernorReported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
5/5/2026SenateExplanation of vote.
5/2/2026legislatureMessage from House.
4/14/2026HouseImmediate message.
4/13/2026legislaturePassed House, yeas 90, nays 0.
4/13/2026HousePlaced on calendar under unfinished business.
3/26/2026legislaturePlaced on calendar.
3/19/2026legislatureCommittee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1.
3/18/2026legislatureCommittee report, recommending passage.
3/18/2026legislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
3/11/2026legislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 8:15AM RM 304.
3/10/2026legislatureSubcommittee: Gustoff, Bagniewski and Holt.
3/10/2026legislature* * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
12/31/2025legislatureRereferred to Judiciary.
5/15/2025legislaturePlaced on calendar under unfinished business.
4/10/2025legislaturePlaced on calendar.
4/2/2025legislatureCommittee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0.
4/1/2025legislatureCommittee report, recommending passage.
4/1/2025legislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
4/1/2025legislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 8:00AM RM 304.1.
3/31/2025legislatureSubcommittee: Gustoff, Meyer, B. and Watkins.
3/28/2025legislatureRead first time, referred to Judiciary.
3/25/2025legislatureMessage from Senate.
3/25/2025SenateImmediate message.
3/25/2025legislature
Bill Text
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