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HF 2276 — A bill for an act relating to the financial responsibilities of a parent, or an individual who has a parent-child relationship with a child, whose parental rights are terminated in whole or in part for committing domestic abuse, or assault against a family member.
Last action — Introduced, referred to Judiciary.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 04, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.
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Where this bill stands today.
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current pdf
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The bill establishes financial liability for parents whose rights are terminated due to domestic abuse or assault against a family member, requiring them to pay court costs and attorney fees, and clarifies support obligations under such circumstances.
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Section 252A.3
NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. An individual is liable for the support of a child if all of the following apply: a. The individual had a parent-child relationship with the child. b. A court entered a support order requiring the individual to pay for the support of the child, and the support order has not terminated. c. The child is under eighteen years of age. d. After being ordered to pay for the child’s support, the individual’s parental rights to the child were terminated in whole or in part because the individual was found to have engaged in domestic abuse as defined in section 236.2, or was convicted of assault as defined in section 708.1 against a family member.
This addition makes individuals with terminated parental rights due to domestic abuse or assault responsible for child support if certain conditions are met.
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Section 232.121
If a court terminates the parental rights of a parent in whole or in part because the parent was found to have engaged in domestic abuse as defined in section 236.2, or was convicted of assault as defined in section 708.1 against a family member, the court shall order the parent whose parental rights were terminated to pay court costs related to the termination, and reasonable attorney fees the child’s other parent incurred due to the termination of parental rights proceedings.
This provision requires courts to order parents whose rights are terminated for domestic abuse or assault to cover the related court costs and the other parent's attorney fees.
Action History
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Introduced, referred to Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Dean Fisher · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 23 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Dean Fisher Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 43 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 6% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Boulton | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Cournoyer | — | Yea |
| Edler | — | Yea |
| Giddens | — | Yea |
| Jochum | — | Yea |
| Celsi | — | Nay |
| Zaun | — | Not Voting |
| De Witt | — | Not Voting |
| Taylor, T. | — | Yea |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Yea |
| Izaah Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Janice Weiner | Democrat | Nay |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Molly Donahue | Democrat | Nay |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Yea |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Wahls | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Adrian Dickey | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Yea |
| Annette Sweeney | Republican | Yea |
| Carrie Koelker | Republican | Yea |
| Charlie McClintock | Republican | Yea |
| Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dawson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Yea |
| David D. Rowley | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn Driscoll | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Reichman | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Green | Republican | Yea |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Yea |
| Kerry Gruenhagen | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Alons | Republican | Yea |
| Lynn Evans | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bousselot | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Klimesh | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Webster | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Shipley | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 73 | 27 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 26% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (103)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Best | — | Yea |
| Buck | — | Yea |
| Carlson | — | Yea |
| Deyoe | — | Yea |
| Graber | — | Yea |
| Gustafson | — | Yea |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Kniff | — | Yea |
| Osmundson | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Yea |
| Sherman | — | Yea |
| Stoltenberg | — | Yea |
| Speaker | — | Yea |
| Abdul-Samad | — | Nay |
| Jr. | — | Nay |
| Cahill | — | Nay |
| Forbes | — | Nay |
| Scheetz | — | Nay |
| Steckman | — | Nay |
| Fry | — | Not Voting |
| Thompson, P. | — | Yea |
| Adam Zabner | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Nay |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Nay |
| Austin Baeth | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Nay |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Nay |
| Brian Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Nay |
| Dr. Megan L. Srinivas | Democrat | Nay |
| Elinor A. Levin | Democrat | Yea |
| Elizabeth Wilson | Democrat | Nay |
| Eric J. Gjerde | Democrat | Nay |
| Heather Matson | Democrat | Nay |
| J.D. Scholten | Democrat | Nay |
| Jeff Cooling | Democrat | Nay |
| Jennifer Konfrst | Democrat | Nay |
| Jerome Amos Jr. | Democrat | Nay |
| Josh Turek | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Croken | Democrat | Nay |
| Kenan Judge | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsay James | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Lee Madison | Democrat | Yea |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Nay |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Nay |
| Ross Wilburn | Democrat | Nay |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Nay |
| Sean Bagniewski | Democrat | Yea |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Nay |
| Tracy A. Ehlert | Democrat | Nay |
| Ann Meyer | Republican | Yea |
| Austin Harris | Republican | Yea |
| Barb Kniff McCulla | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Gustoff | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bob Henderson | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Siegrist | Republican | Yea |
| Brian K. Lohse | Republican | Yea |
| Brooke Boden | Republican | Yea |
| Carter F. Nordman | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Ingels | Republican | Yea |
| Charley Thomson | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Golding | Republican | Yea |
| Craig P. Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Gehlbach | Republican | Yea |
| David E. Young | Republican | Yea |
| David Sieck | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Derek Wulf | Republican | Yea |
| Devon Wood | Republican | Yea |
| Dr. Steven P. Bradley | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie Andrews | Republican | Yea |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Yea |
| Hans C. Wilz | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Hora | Republican | Yea |
| Helena Hayes | Republican | Not Voting |
| Henry Stone | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Yea |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Dunwell | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua Meggers | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cisneros | Republican | Yea |
| Mark I. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Rinker | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Vondran | Republican | Yea |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Yea |
| Ray Sorensen | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Latham | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Yea |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Yea |
| Taylor R. Collins | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Gerhold | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas M. Jeneary | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Determann | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Shipley | Republican | Yea |
| Zach Dieken | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 67 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 97 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 1% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Samad | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Baltimore | — | Yea |
| Baxter | — | Yea |
| Baudler | — | Yea |
| Bearinger | — | Yea |
| Best | — | Yea |
| Breckenridge | — | Yea |
| Carlson | — | Yea |
| Cohoon | — | Yea |
| Dolecheck | — | Yea |
| Finkenauer | — | Yea |
| Fry | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Gaskill | — | Yea |
| Gassman | — | Yea |
| Gustafson | — | Yea |
| Hagenow | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hanusa | — | Yea |
| Heartsill | — | Yea |
| Heaton | — | Yea |
| Heddens | — | Yea |
| Hein | — | Yea |
| Highfill | — | Yea |
| Hinson | — | Yea |
| Holz | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Huseman | — | Yea |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Jacobsen | — | Yea |
| Kacena | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Yea |
| Kearns | — | Yea |
| Klein | — | Yea |
| Koester | — | Yea |
| Lensing | — | Yea |
| Landon | — | Yea |
| Mascher | — | Yea |
| Maxwell | — | Yea |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| McKean | — | Yea |
| Nunn | — | Yea |
| Oldson | — | Yea |
| Ourth | — | Yea |
| Paustian | — | Yea |
| Pettengill | — | Yea |
| Prichard | — | Yea |
| Rizer | — | Yea |
| Rogers | — | Yea |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Yea |
| Sheets | — | Yea |
| Steckman | — | Yea |
| Thede | — | Yea |
| Upmeyer | — | Yea |
| Watts | — | Yea |
| Wolfe | — | Nay |
| Worthan | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Miller, H. | — | Yea |
| Miller, P. | — | Yea |
| Cownie | — | Yea |
| Deyoe | — | Yea |
| Taylor, R. | — | Not Voting |
| Taylor, T. | — | Yea |
| Vander Linden | — | Yea |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Yea |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Yea |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Yea |
| David Sieck | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Yea |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Yea |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Yea |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Yea |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Yea |
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- HF 2276 is sponsored by Dean Fisher (Republican).
- What is the current status of HF 2276?
- This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 04, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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