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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2102: Relating to replacement of the term visitation with the term parenting time relative to time awarded to a parent

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

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

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Iowa State Bar Association; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

In plain words

  1. January 22, 2024Filed in the House

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2102