Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to payment of reasonable attorney fees for contempt relative to a dissolution of marriage proceeding
Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Adrian Dickey (R)
Topics:Courts & civil law
Same legislation: SF 374
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 19, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 20, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 5, 2025
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 19, 202547–0
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- 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 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.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named March 25, 2025. Meeting: Thursday, March 27 · 12:00 PM · RM 19.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
1 written public comment to its subcommittee: March 27, 2025 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
Iowa Code it changes
Amends§598.23
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Lobbying
2 for · 2 against · 3 undecided · Who →
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