Bill Text: IA SSB1008 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to family interactions during an ongoing child in need of assistance proceeding.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-05 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SSB1008 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SSB1008-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1008
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SCHULTZ)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
family
interactions
during
an
ongoing
child
1
in
need
of
assistance
proceeding.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
232.102A,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
Family
interactions
shall
continue
regardless
of
a
3
parent’s
failure
to
comply
with
the
requirements
of
a
court
4
order
or
the
department
,
provided
there
is
no
finding
by
5
a
court
or
the
department
that
such
interaction
would
be
6
detrimental
to
the
child
unless
a
court
finds
that
substantial
7
evidence
exists
that
the
family
interactions,
whether
8
supervised
or
unsupervised,
would
cause
an
imminent
risk
to
the
9
child’s
life
or
health
.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
relates
to
family
interactions
(interactions)
14
during
an
ongoing
child
in
need
of
assistance
(CINA)
15
proceeding.
16
Under
current
law,
interactions
during
an
ongoing
CINA
17
proceeding
must
continue
unless
a
court
or
the
department
of
18
health
and
human
services
finds
that
the
interactions
would
19
be
detrimental
to
a
child.
The
bill
requires
interactions
to
20
continue
unless
a
court
finds
substantial
evidence
exists
that
21
the
interactions,
whether
supervised
or
unsupervised,
would
22
cause
an
imminent
risk
to
the
child’s
life
or
health.
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