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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).