Prohibiting a court from ordering payment of a postsecondary education subsidy for a child under a dissolution of marriage temporary order or final judgment or decree, and providing for application to existing orders, judgments, and decrees

Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Jesse Green (R)

Topics:Courts & civil law Higher education

Same legislation: SF 241

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2025
Done: Senate committeeMarch 5, 2025
Done: Passes the SenateMarch 19, 202543–4
Done: House committeeApril 1, 2025
Done: Passes the HouseApril 21, 202585–6
Done: To the GovernorMay 6, 2025
Done: Signed into lawMay 6, 2025

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What’s in it

AI summary When people get divorced, courts will no longer be allowed to order one person to pay for another person's college or higher education. This change applies to any divorce cases or orders starting on or after July 1, 2025. It will not change any existing agreements that were already made before that date.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill eliminates the current option for a court to order a postsecondary education subsidy and instead prohibits a court from ordering the payment of a postsecondary education subsidy by parties to a dissolution of marriage. The bill also provides that the bill applies to a support order, decree, or judgment entered or pending on or after July 1, 2025, and that the bill shall not be the basis for modification of an order, decree, or judgment entered before July 1, 2025, that provides for a postsecondary education subsidy.

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House subcommittee

Named March 25, 2025. On April 1, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§598.1 §598.21F §598.22 §600.11

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Lobbying

3 for · 2 against · 0 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

SF 386Passed a chamber90th GA SF 17Renumbered90th GA

91st General Assembly

SF 241Renumbered SF 513Became lawfrom SF 241

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Tried before

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

SF 386 Prohibiting a court from ordering payment of a postsecondary education subsidy for a child…
90th General Assembly · Passed Senate · same title
Passed a chamber
SF 17 Prohibiting a court from ordering payment of a postsecondary education subsidy for a child…
90th General Assembly · Renumbered as SF 386 · same title
Cleared committee

Matched by wording or an identical title.