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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 106: Relating to the survival of, and the bringing of a cause of action for, wrongful death of an unborn child

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the survival of, and the bringing of a cause of action for, the wrongful death of an unborn child. Code section 611.20 (actions survive) provides that all causes of action shall survive and may be brought notwithstanding the death of the person entitled or liable to the cause of action. The bill amends the Code section to provide that specifically for the purposes of the survival of, and the bringing of a cause of action for, wrongful death of an unborn child, “person” includes the unborn child. The bill defines “unborn child” as an individual organism of the species homo sapiens from fertilization to live birth.

Sponsors

Rep. Brooke Boden (R), Rep. Mark Cisneros (R), Rep. Zach Dieken (R), Rep. Samantha Fett (R), Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R), Rep. Cindy Golding (R), Rep. Bill Gustoff (R), Rep. Bob Henderson (R), Rep. Christian A. Hermanson (R), Rep. Steven C. Holt (R), Rep. Craig P. Johnson (R), Rep. Henry Stone (R), Rep. Mark I. Thompson (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 23, 2025

  • Rep. Samantha Fett (R) · samantha.fett@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Bill Gustoff (R) · bill.gustoff@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 9 for, 9 against

For: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; Iowa Right to Life Committee; Lutheran Family Service; Pulse Life Advocates; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Family Planning Council of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; League of Women Voters of Iowa; Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 22, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. January 23, 2025House subcommittee named: Fett, Gustoff and Wessel-Kroeschell

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/91/HF106