90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 149: Relating to civil actions associated with permissible physical contact between certain specified school employees or volunteers and students, including civil and criminal immunity, monetary damages, and attorney fees

Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to civil actions associated with permissible physical contact between certain specified school employees or volunteers and students, including civil and criminal immunity, monetary damages, and attorney fees. Current law governing corporal punishment in schools prohibits an employee of a public school district, accredited nonpublic school, or area education agency from inflicting corporal punishment upon a student. “Corporal punishment” is defined as the intentional physical punishment of a student.

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 17, 2024

Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. J. Taylor

Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against

Against: Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers

In plain words

January 10, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee · as SSB 1005
January 10, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Garrett, Petersen, Taylor and J · as SSB 1005
January 12, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1005
January 26, 2023Filed in the Senate
January 26, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
January 26, 2023Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 149 · as SSB 1005
June 5, 2023Sent to the Senate Judiciary committee
January 17, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Garrett, Petersen and J. Taylor
February 7, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it