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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 Sen. Jesse Green (R)

Topics:Courts & civil lawHigher education

Same legislation: SF 513

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Also covers SF 513.

What changed before it passed
Official bill pageLobbyist declarationsOne-pager to print

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2025
  3. Done: Senate committeeMarch 5, 2025
  4. Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 513
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became SF 513 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 513 What’s a funnel?

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. If a court already ordered these payments before that date, those existing orders will stay the same.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.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed2

Senate subcommittee

Named February 11, 2025. On February 25, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§598.1§598.21F§598.22§600.11

How the Code works3

Lobbying

3 for · 2 against · 0 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

SF 386Passed a chamber90th GASF 17Renumbered90th GA

91st General Assembly

SF 241RenumberedSF 513Became lawfrom SF 241

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

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.