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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
April 09, 2026
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
House File 2720, an Act relating to dissolution of marriage, including name change
requests.
The above House File is hereby approved on this date.
Kim Reynolds
Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 515.281.5211 WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV
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GENERAI. ASSEMBLY
House File 2720
AN ACT
RELATING TO DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE, INCLUDING NAME CHANGE
REQUESTS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 598.37, Code 2026, is amended to read as
follows :
598.37 Name change.
1 . a . Either party to a marriage may request as a part of
the decree of dissolution or decree of annulment a change in
the person's name to either the name appearing on the person's
birth certificate or to the name the person had immediately
prior to the marriage.
b. If a party requests a name change other than to the name
appearing on the person's birth certificate or to the name the
person had immediately prior to the marriage, the request shall
be made under chapter 674.
House File 2720, p. 2
2. If a party requests a name change under subsection
1, paragraph "a", the court shall issue a separate document
evidencing the name change. The document shall not contain
any other information relating to the decree of dissolution or
decree of annulment.,
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Speaker cÆ the House President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 2720, Ninety-first General Assembly.
MEGMAN NELSON
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Approved , 2026
KI
Governor