Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2277: An Act creating the uniform family law arbitration Act
Status: In committee, February 19, 2026
An Act creating the uniform family law arbitration Act.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act creating the uniform family law arbitration Act.
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act creating the uniform family law arbitration Act. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5996HH (3) lh/jh H.F. 2277 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 598A.1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act". Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 598A.2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Arbitration agreement" means an agreement which subjects a family law dispute to arbitration. 2. "Arbitration organization" means an association, agency, board, commission, or other entity which is neutral and initiates, sponsors, or administers an arbitration or is involved in the selection of an arbitrator. 3. "Arbitrator" means an individual selected or appointed, alone or with others, to make an award in a family law dispute which is subject to an arbitration agreement. 4. "Award" means an interim award, temporary order, or final disposition of a family law dispute by an arbitrator. 5. "Child custody dispute" means a family law dispute regarding legal custody, physical custody, parenting plans, parenting time, or visitation of a child. 6. "Child support dispute" means a family law dispute regarding financial support of a child. 7. "Court" means a district court which has jurisdiction over a family law dispute. 8. "Family law dispute" means a contested …
Sponsors
- Jon Dunwell (R, 38) · primary sponsor
- Chad Behn (R, 48)
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 672 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2619 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 321 .
- : Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 321 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2026 12:15PM House Lounge 2.
- : Subcommittee: Dunwell, Gustoff and Ramirez. H.J. 237 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 202 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 321 . (February 17, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: arbitration, domestic relations, civil procedure
Common questions
- What is HF2277?
- HF2277 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): An Act creating the uniform family law arbitration Act.
- What does HF2277 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act creating the uniform family law arbitration Act.
- What is the status of HF2277?
- In committee as of February 19, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 672 . (March 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2277?
- Jon Dunwell (R, 38), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HF2277?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2277&ga=91
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