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