Bills › 90th General Assembly

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 30, 2023
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 2, 2023
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 201
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 201 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 201 What’s a funnel?

What changed before it passed The bill as introduced compared with the version both chambers passed.

Amendments · 12

4 adopted · 5 failed · 1 never voted on. Newest first.

  • S-3108Strike everything · filed March 29, 2023 by
    AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill. It raises the limit for non-economic damages in commercial vehicle cases from $1 million to $5 million, though this limit is adjusted for inflation every two years. It also expands the list of specific driver behaviors, such as speeding or using a mobile device, that would allow a plaintiff to bypass this damage limit. Its wording →
    Never voted on
  • H-1164Strike everything · filed March 27, 2023 by
    AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill. It establishes that employers cannot be sued for negligent hiring if they agree the driver was working at the time of the accident, and it raises the limit for non-economic damages in these cases from $1 million to $5 million. This damage limit does not apply if the driver was intoxicated, committed a felony with the vehicle, was speeding significantly, or was involved in other specific illegal acts. Its wording →
    Adopted
    March 28, 2023
  • H-1163Strike everything · filed March 27, 2023 by
    AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill. It establishes that if an employer agrees their employee was working during an accident, the employer can only be held liable for the employee's actions and cannot be sued for direct negligence in hiring or training. It also raises the limit for noneconomic damages in commercial motor vehicle cases to two million dollars and requires this limit to be adjusted for inflation every two years. Its wording →
    Amends this HF 201 to CONFORM to SF 228
    Adopted
    March 28, 2023
  • S-3035 · filed February 22, 2023 by Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
    Page 2, after line 30 by inserting: “___. The limitation on damages set forth in subsection 2 does not apply to an owner, lessor, or driver of a commercial motor vehicle that is domiciled in a state which does not have… (2 changes)
    Failed
    February 22, 2023
  • S-3034 · filed February 22, 2023 by Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
    Page 2, line 29, by striking “claims,” and inserting “claims or” (3 changes)
    Failed
    February 22, 2023
  • S-3033 · filed February 22, 2023 by Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
    Page 1, line 31, after “§392.5.” by inserting “This section also does not apply to any civil action in which the owner or lessor of the commercial motor vehicle is found to have been grossly negligent.”
    Failed
    February 22, 2023
  • S-3032 · filed February 22, 2023 by Sen. Zach Wahls (D)
    Page 1, line 10, after “employee” by inserting “if the employer provides proof that the employer is not subject to chapter 671A”
    Failed
    February 22, 2023
  • S-3031 · filed February 22, 2023 by Sen. Mike Bousselot (R)
    Page 1, by striking lines 33 and 34 and inserting: “a. “Commercial motor vehicle” means as defined in section 321.1, subsection 11, paragraph “f” , and also includes a business-trade truck as defined in section 321.1,…
    Adopted
    February 22, 2023
  • S-3030 · filed February 22, 2023 by Sen. Mike Bousselot (R)
    Page 2, line 28, by striking “one” and inserting “two” (4 changes)
    Adopted
    February 22, 2023
  • S-3029 · filed February 22, 2023 by Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R)
    Page 2, line 26, by striking “or death” (2 changes)
    Failed
    February 22, 2023
  • H-1012Strike everything · filed February 7, 2023 by
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Withdrawn
    March 28, 2023
  • H-1011Strike everything · filed February 7, 2023 by
    Replaces the whole bill with new text.
    Withdrawn
    March 28, 2023