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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 374: Relating to payment of reasonable attorney fees for contempt relative to a dissolution of marriage proceeding

Became SF 521 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill allows a court that finds a person has willfully disobeyed a temporary order or final decree in a dissolution of marriage proceeding to direct the person to pay the reasonable attorney fees incurred by a party as a result of the person’s actions constituting contempt.

Sponsors

Sen. Adrian Dickey (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 20, 2025

  • Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
  • Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 2 against

For: Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa State Bar Association

Against: Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Reforging Families

In plain words

  1. February 19, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. February 20, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Rowley, Garrett and Knox
  3. March 3, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. March 5, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 521

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/91/SF374