Bills › 89th General Assembly

Relating to disclosure of psychological test material

Topics:Courts & civil law

Same legislation: SSB 3054, HF 2386

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 20, 2022
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 25, 2022
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 9, 2022
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2386
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 2386 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2386 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary If a person's mental abilities are a key part of a lawsuit, their psychological test results can be shared through a legal request or subpoena. This rule applies to anyone who currently holds those test materials.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to disclosures of psychological test materials. The bill allows a person in possession of psychological test materials to disclose the materials of an individual if a demand for psychological test material has been made pursuant to a discovery request or a subpoena issued in litigation and the cognitive abilities of the individual who is the subject of the test are at issue in the litigation.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named January 25, 2022. On January 31, 2022 it recommended amendment and passage. Vote Total: 2-0.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§228.9

How the Code works3

Lobbying

1 for · 13 against · 12 undecided · Who →

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