IA SF 2186

died on adjournment

A bill for an act relating to child custody and visitation for parents subject to deployments.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did IA SF 2186 pass?

No. IA SF 2186 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-26): Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

What is IA SF 2186 about?

IA SF 2186 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act relating to child custody and visitation for parents subject to deployments.”.

Who sponsors IA SF 2186?

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS is the primary sponsor of IA SF 2186.

Introduced: 2026-02-04
Latest action: 2026-03-26 — Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-26
Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
2026-03-19
Placed on calendar.
2026-03-19
Committee amendment H-8235 filed.
amendment-introduction
2026-03-18
Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 0. Excused, 3.
2026-03-18
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
committee-passage
2026-03-09
Subcommittee recommends passage.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-05
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/09/2026 12:30PM House Lounge.
2026-03-03
Subcommittee: Hayes, Blom and Ramirez.
2026-02-24
Read first time, referred to Veterans Affairs.
reading-1
2026-02-23
Message from Senate.
2026-02-23
Immediate message.
2026-02-23
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
passage
2026-02-23
Amendment S-5020 filed, adopted.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage
2026-02-04
Committee report, approving bill.
committee-passage
2026-02-04
Introduced, placed on calendar.
introduction

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Amendment S-5020Compare
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Documents

Votes

Shall the bill pass?
2026-02-23 · pass · 47-0
Member-level votes (51)
- Alons: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Bisignano: yes
- Blake: yes
- Bousselot: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Costello: yes
- Dawson: yes
- Dickey: yes
- Donahue: yes
- Dotzler: yes
- Drey: yes
- Driscoll: yes
- Evans: yes
- Green: yes
- Gruenhagen: yes
- Guth: yes
- Hardman: yes
- Klimesh: yes
- Knox: yes
- Kraayenbrink: yes
- Lofgren: yes
- McClintock: yes
- Petersen: yes
- Pike: yes
- Quirmbach: yes
- Reichman: yes
- Rozenboom: yes
- Salmon: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Shipley: yes
- Sinclair: yes
- Sires: yes
- Staed: yes
- Sweeney: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Townsend: yes
- Trone: yes
- Garriott: yes
- Wahls: yes
- Warme: yes
- Webster: yes
- Weiner: yes
- Westrich: yes
- Whitver: yes
- Winckler: yes
- Zimmer: yes
- Zumbach: yes
- Garrett: absent
- Koelker: absent
- Rowley: absent

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2186&ga=91

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