SF 241 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act prohibiting a court from ordering payment of a postsecondary education subsidy for a child under a dissolution of marriage temporary order or final judgment or decree, and providing for application to existing orders, judgments, and decrees.

This bill prohibits courts from requiring either parent to pay for a child's postsecondary education (like college or career training) in divorce or custody orders. It directly affects parents in divorce cases involving children aged 18-22 who are attending school. The key provision (Section 598.21F) states courts "shall not order" such payments in temporary orders or final judgments. The law applies only to new or pending orders after July 1, 2025, and does not change existing orders made before that date.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Mar 5, 2025
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Key actions
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Committee
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Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 513.
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/24/2025 3:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Green, Quirmbach, and Webster.
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Judiciary.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Jesse Green
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