HF 712: Relating to liability for injuries caused by vaccines

What it does

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.

House subcommittee · named March 3, 2025

• Rep. Charley Thomson (R) · charley.thomson@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Bill Gustoff (R) · bill.gustoff@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 18 against

For: Iowans for Freedom; Katherine Bogaards; VALOR Iowa

Against: American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists; Blank Childrens Hospital; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; GSK; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Biotechnology Association; Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Medical Society; and 6 more

In plain words

1. March 3, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
2. March 3, 2025House subcommittee named: Thomson, C., Gustoff and Wessel-Kroeschell
3. March 6, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it