A bill for an act relating to the suspension of child support and medical support in certain circumstances.
SF 542 allows courts in Iowa to temporarily pause child support and medical support payments when a juvenile court places a child with someone who already has a support obligation. It directly affects individuals ordered to pay support (payors) and those receiving support (payees) when custody changes. The bill requires payors to file a specific application with court details and a custody notice, triggering a suspension effective with the next payment date. Courts must waive filing fees for these applications, and the suspension ends automatically 60 days after the juvenile court case concludes or if custody returns to the original recipient.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Mar 6, 2025
Signed May 15, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 5 comparisons
What changed between versions
Reprinted Marked Up
→
Reprinted
·
3 edits
MINOR
This bill removes the Governor's signature page and replaces it with the official legislative text for Senate File 542. The core policy content remains unchanged, establishing a legal process for parents to temporarily stop child support payments when a juvenile court places custody with them.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text now includes the full statutory language rather than just the transmission letter.
TECHNICAL
Removed the Governor's signature page, transmission letter, and cover page graphics.
Added the official bill header, page numbers, and the full text of the new law.
Replaced the informal 'Reprinted Marked Up' version with the clean 'Reprinted' version ready for publication.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2025
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Mar 25, 2025
D
Democratic16
93% Yea
R
Republican35
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
15
Committee
12
Amendments
2
May 15, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 8:15AM RM 304.
legislature
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Gustoff, Bagniewski and Holt.
lower
May 15, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Judiciary.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 31, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 8:00AM RM 304.1.
legislature
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Gustoff, Meyer, B. and Watkins.
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0.
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment S-3035 adopted.
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3035 filed.
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about SF 542
Scope: IA
Hi! I can help you understand SF 542. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline