Legislation / SF 2186

SENATE FILE 2186 Passed one chamber

Child custody and visitation for parents subject to deployments

Sponsor   Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Formerly   SF 2053 Last action   Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760. — March 26, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

3 declarations filed on this bill
● 1 For ● 0 Against ● 2 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 2 related bills
SF 2053 Child custody for parents subject to short-term deployments.(See SF 2186.)
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Feb 4, 2026 Senate Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 195.
Feb 4, 2026 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 205.
Feb 23, 2026 Senate Amendment S-5020 filed, adopted. S.J. 349.
Feb 23, 2026 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 349.
Feb 23, 2026 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 352.
Feb 23, 2026 House Message from Senate. H.J. 379.
Feb 24, 2026 House Read first time, referred to Veterans Affairs. H.J. 403.
Mar 3, 2026 House Subcommittee: Hayes, Blom and Ramirez. H.J. 525.
Mar 5, 2026 House Subcommittee Meeting: 03/09/2026 12:30PM House Lounge.
Mar 9, 2026 House Subcommittee recommends passage.
Mar 18, 2026 House Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 711.
Mar 18, 2026 House Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 0. Excused, 3. H.J. 711.
Mar 19, 2026 House Committee amendment H-8235 filed. H.J. 711.
Mar 19, 2026 House Placed on calendar. H.J. 711.
Mar 26, 2026 House Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Feb 23, 2026 Senate Floor Passage Passed 47 0 3 17–0 30–0 Unanimous
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 47 to 0 · Democrats 17 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 30 yea, 0 nay · 3 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Yea
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Absent
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Absent
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Yea
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Yea
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Yea
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Absent
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
40 Art Staed Democrat Yea
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Yea
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
Iowa State Bar Association For Feb 6, 2026
American Legion of Iowa Undecided Feb 24, 2026
Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum) Undecided Feb 5, 2026
Date Time Type Description Location
Mar 9, 2026 12:30 PM Hearing House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee House Lounge
Mar 18, 2026 9:00 AM Hearing House Veterans Affairs Committee RM 103