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

SF 521: Relating to payment of reasonable attorney fees for contempt relative to a dissolution of marriage 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 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

House subcommittee · named March 25, 2025

  • Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Steven C. Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Brian Meyer (D) · brian.meyer@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. March 5, 2025Filed in the Senate
  2. March 5, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 19, 2025Passed the Senate, 47–0
  4. March 19, 2025Arrived in the House
  5. March 25, 2025House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Holt, Meyer and B

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/SF521