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SF 2053·IA·senate

A bill for an act relating to child custody for parents subject to short-term deployments.

Reported by CommitteeFiled Jan 14, 2026
Sponsor: DICKEY
Latest Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2186.

Feb 4, 2026

Summary

The bill lets a parent who is deployed for less than 30 days and cannot exercise court‑ordered physical custody or visitation schedule make up the missed time either in the 30 days before or after the deployment. The parent must notify the other parent (or the court if contact is restricted) within seven days and provide a plan for the make‑up visits. The make‑up period cannot exceed the number of days missed and is capped at 30 days.

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