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HF 2543Died when the session ended · February 25, 2020

Relating to the inclusion of the value of child restraint systems in the partial loss or total loss calculation for specified insurance settlements of first-party automobile losses and including applicability provisions

Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee

Topics:InsuranceTransportation

Same legislation: HF 2055

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2020
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 12, 2020
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 20, 2020
  4. Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary When an insurance company calculates how much to pay you for car damage or a totaled vehicle, they must now include the value of any child car seats inside the car. This rule applies to cars with nine or fewer passengers if the damage is at least $5,000 or if the vehicle is a total loss. It covers items like booster seats and specially designed child seating systems.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to the inclusion of the value of child restraint systems in the partial or total loss calculation for insurance settlements of first-party automobile partial or total losses. The bill requires a person to include the value of any child restraint systems that are located in an automobile at the time the automobile is subject to a partial loss that equals or exceeds $5,000 in damage or at the time the automobile is totaled in the loss calculation. “Automobile” is defined in the bill as a motor vehicle designed primarily for carrying nine passengers or less, excluding motorcycles and motorized bicycles. 213. The bill applies to first-party automobile partial or total losses for automobiles that are subject to a partial or total loss occurring on or after July 1, 2020.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§507B.4D

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Lobbying

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