Relating to liability for injuries caused by vaccines

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2026
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 12, 2026
3. ✕
   Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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

What’s in it

This bill relates to immunity from suit for injuries caused by design defects of vaccines. The bill prohibits a vaccine from being distributed, sold, or administered in this state unless the manufacturer of the vaccine affirmatively waives any immunity from suit for an injury arising from a design defect of the vaccine, including the immunity granted by the federal National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, U.S.C. §300aa-1 et seq. The bill deems a manufacturer of a vaccine to have waived immunity from suit for an injury arising from a design defect of a vaccine if the vaccine is distributed, sold, or administered in this state.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named February 12, 2026. On February 17, 2026 it recommended passage.

• Rep. Charley Thomson REmail
• Rep. Angel Ramirez DEmail
• Rep. Craig Steven Williams REmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§139A.27§613.22

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Similar bills

• HF 712 Relating to liability for injuries caused by vaccines
  91st General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage
  Nearly identical

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.