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Bills › 89th General Assembly

HSB 23

Topics:Courts & civil law

Same legislation: HF 56, HF 199, SF 313

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Also covers HF 56 and HF 199 and SF 313.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2021
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2021
  3. Done: House committeeJanuary 21, 2021
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 199
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 199 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 199 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary This bill changes the word used to describe a parent's scheduled time with their child from "visitation" to "parenting time." It does not change the wording used when talking about time spent with siblings, grandparents, or great-grandparents.1

Read the official explanation

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 text2

House subcommittee

Named January 12, 2021. On January 14, 2021 it recommended amendment and passage. H.J. 178.

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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 works3

Lobbying

13 for · 0 against · 5 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

SF 2140Cleared committee88th GAHF 2366Passed a chamber88th GA

Study bill

HSB 23Renumbered

89th General Assembly

HF 56Didn’t advanceHouse companionHF 199Passed a chamberfrom HSB 23SF 313Cleared committeeSenate companion

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

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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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