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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to the suspension of child support and medical support in certain circumstances."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to the suspension of child support and medical support in certain circumstances."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "SF 542"
+citation: "Iowa SF 542 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["child custody", "child support", "courts", "disposition", "domestic relations", "emergency management", "juvenile courts", "medical support"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2025-03-06"
+last_action: "2026-05-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7b28a87-34a1-46f3-87ca-b20eb873a922"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 542&ga=91"
+source_hash: "60239fb687196392708c31a12b914d3abf181ac52941ec03fa755bd33090037e"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
+---
+
+# Iowa SF 542 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the suspension of child support and medical support in certain circumstances.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF542.html)
+2. **Amendment S-3035** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3035.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF542.html)
+4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/SF542.html)
+5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/91/attachments/SF542.html)
+6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF542_GovLetter.pdf)
+7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF542.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-03-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2025-03-06** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-19** Amendment S-3035 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-03-25** Amendment S-3035 adopted. `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-03-25** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2025-03-25** Immediate message.
+- **2025-03-25** Message from Senate.
+- **2025-03-25** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
+- **2025-03-28** Subcommittee: Gustoff, Meyer, B. and Watkins.
+- **2025-03-31** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 8:00AM RM 304.1.
+- **2025-04-01** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-04-01** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2025-04-01** Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0.
+- **2025-04-02** Placed on calendar.
+- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2025-05-15** Rereferred to Judiciary.
+- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee: Gustoff, Bagniewski and Holt.
+- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 8:15AM RM 304.
+- **2026-03-11** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-18** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2026-03-18** Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1.
+- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar.
+- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2026-04-13** Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2026-05-02** Explanation of vote.
+- **2026-04-13** Immediate message.
+- **2026-04-14** Message from House.
+- **2026-05-05** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
+- **2026-05-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a7b28a87-34a1-46f3-87ca-b20eb873a922`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
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