Authorizing court-required drug testing for a parent pursuant to a custody order

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 29, 2026
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 4, 2026
3. ✓
   Done: Senate committeeFebruary 19, 2026
4. ✕
   Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill authorizes a court, as part of an order granting custody of a child, to order a parent of the child to undergo drug testing for a period of time and at a frequency the court determines will serve the best interest of the child. If the parent fails a drug test, the court may revise the order granting custody of the parent’s child as the court determines will serve the best interest of the child. The results of a drug test are confidential except for the parties to the proceeding in which the drug testing was ordered. A parent ordered to undergo drug testing shall pay for the costs of the drug testing.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named February 4, 2026. On February 12, 2026 it recommended passage.

• Sen. Scott Webster REmail
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach DEmail
• Sen. Jeff Taylor REmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§598.41

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works