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Senate
File
2156
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2156
BY
WEBSTER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
court-required
drug
testing
for
a
parent
1
pursuant
to
a
custody
order.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
598.41,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
a.
A
court
may,
as
part
of
an
order
3
granting
custody
of
a
child,
order
a
parent
of
the
child
to
4
undergo
drug
testing
for
a
period
of
time
and
at
a
frequency
5
the
court
determines
will
serve
the
best
interest
of
the
child.
6
b.
If
a
parent
fails
a
drug
test
ordered
under
this
7
subsection,
the
court
may
revise
the
order
granting
custody
of
8
the
parent’s
child
as
the
court
determines
will
serve
the
best
9
interest
of
the
child.
10
c.
The
results
of
a
drug
test
ordered
under
this
subsection
11
shall
be
confidential
except
for
the
parties
to
the
proceeding
12
in
which
the
drug
testing
was
ordered.
13
d.
A
parent
ordered
to
undergo
drug
testing
under
this
14
subsection
shall
pay
for
the
costs
of
the
drug
testing.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
authorizes
a
court,
as
part
of
an
order
granting
19
custody
of
a
child,
to
order
a
parent
of
the
child
to
undergo
20
drug
testing
for
a
period
of
time
and
at
a
frequency
the
court
21
determines
will
serve
the
best
interest
of
the
child.
If
22
the
parent
fails
a
drug
test,
the
court
may
revise
the
order
23
granting
custody
of
the
parent’s
child
as
the
court
determines
24
will
serve
the
best
interest
of
the
child.
The
results
of
25
a
drug
test
are
confidential
except
for
the
parties
to
the
26
proceeding
in
which
the
drug
testing
was
ordered.
A
parent
27
ordered
to
undergo
drug
testing
shall
pay
for
the
costs
of
the
28
drug
testing.
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