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HF 932 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to requirements for a parent to obtain joint physical custody of a child.

HF 932 amends Iowa law to clarify requirements for parents seeking joint physical custody (where the child lives). If a court denies joint physical custody, it must provide specific reasons and list concrete steps the parent must meet to reapply later. The bill requires courts to mandate a detailed parenting plan covering decision-making, time-sharing, and dispute resolution before approving joint physical custody. This directly affects parents involved in custody disputes in Iowa courts, ensuring clearer pathways for modifying custody orders when circumstances change.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Reprinted · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was reprinted from its original 'Introduced' version to a 'Reprinted' version with amendments passed by the House. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, but the formatting and organization were updated to reflect the official legislative markup. The bill addresses requirements for parents seeking joint physical custody of a child.
TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from a word-by-word legislative markup style to a clean, continuous text format suitable for publication. This includes consolidating line breaks and removing individual word spacing used in the original markup.

New header information was added indicating the bill was 'As Amended and Passed by the House March 27, 2025' and includes page numbering and version identifiers (HF 932 (2)).

Removed individual word-by-word markup lines and explanatory notes that were present in the original introduced version, including the 'EXPLANATION' section that noted the bill does not constitute agreement by all assembly members.

Floor votes · House Mar 27, 2025

How they voted

85–9
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 101
Mar 27, 2025
D Democratic33
23 Yea 9 Nay 1
69% Yea
R Republican68
62 Yea 6
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Reichman, Evans, and Quirmbach.
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 84, nays 9.
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1209 adopted.
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1209 filed.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.