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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 557: Relating to noneconomic damage awards against health care providers

Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 19, 2022

  • Sen. J. Taylor
  • Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
  • Sen. Brad Zaun (R)

Lobbying · 38 for, 3 against

For: Allied Insurance; American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA); Americans For Prosperity; Ames Chamber of Commerce; Broadlawns Medical Center; CHILDSERVE; Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance; Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce; Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce; Faith & Freedom Coalition; Federation of Iowa Insurers; Genesis Health System; and 26 more

Against: Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Association for Justice; Personal Interest-Stacey Schnuckel

In plain words

  1. February 24, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee · as SSB 1225
  2. February 24, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Whiting, Boulton and Zaun · as SSB 1225
  3. March 3, 2021Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 557 · as SSB 1225
  4. March 4, 2021Filed in the Senate
  5. March 4, 2021Approved by the Senate committee
  6. June 22, 2021Sent to the Senate Judiciary committee
  7. January 19, 2022Senate subcommittee named: J. Taylor, Boulton and Zaun

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF557