Bills › 89th General Assembly

HF 56Withdrawn · February 2, 2021

Relating to replacement of the term visitation with the term parenting time relative to time awarded to a parent

Topics:Courts & civil law

Same legislation: HSB 23, HF 199, SF 313

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2021
  2. Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 2, 2021
  4. Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 2, 2021
  5. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 17, 2021
  6. Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill replaces the term “visitation” with the term “parenting time” relative to the rights awarded a parent to time with the parent’s child. The bill does not replace references to “visitation” in the context of sibling visitation or grandparent and great-grandparent visitation.

Full bill text1

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§232.102§232.103A§232.107§232.2§236.4§236.5§252A.20§252B.20A§252B.5§252B.9A§252D.25§252I.8§252J.9§252K.104§252K.305§598.10§598.15§598.21C§598.21D§598.23§598.41§598.41A§598.41B§598B.102§598B.209§598B.304§598B.305§598C.101§598C.102§598C.403§598C.501§600.11§600B.26§600B.40§600B.40A§600B.41A§710.6

How the Code works2

Lobbying

13 for · 0 against · 5 undecided · Who →

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Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

  • HF 2366 Relating to replacement of the term visitation with the term parenting time relative to ti…
    88th General Assembly · Passed House · same title
    Passed a chamber
  • SF 2140 Relating to replacement of the term visitation with the term parenting time relative to ti…
    88th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · same title
    Cleared committee
  • HF 583 Relating to replacement of the term visitation with the term parenting time relative to ti…
    88th General Assembly · Withdrawn · same title
    Didn’t advance
  • HF 706 Relating to replacement of the term visitation with the term parenting time relative to ti…
    88th General Assembly · Withdrawn · same title
    Didn’t advance

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  • HF 2102 Relating to replacement of the term visitation with the term parenting time relative to ti…
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