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

SF 515: Relating to consideration of the educational setting of a minor child in a child custody proceeding

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

What it does

This bill provides that in determining temporary custody orders or the award of joint legal custody for a minor child, if the parents are in disagreement over the minor child’s educational setting, the court is to consider the educational setting of the minor child. In the case of awarding joint legal custody, the court is also to include a provision in the order regarding the educational setting of the minor child. There is a rebuttable presumption that it is in the best interest of the minor child to remain in the educational setting in which the minor child was enrolled during the immediately preceding school year.

Sponsors

Sen. Jeff Taylor (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Homeschool Iowa; Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

  1. March 5, 2025Filed in the Senate
  2. March 5, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  3. April 9, 2025Passed the Senate, 47–0

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/SF515