91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HSB 749: Relating to state tort claims, including qualified immunity for state employees, and including retroactive applicability provisions
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
Under current law, an employee of the state that is subject to a claim brought under Code chapter 669 (state tort claims) is not liable for monetary damages if the right, privilege, or immunity secured by law was not clearly established at the time of the alleged deprivation or at the time of the alleged deprivation the law was not sufficiently clear that every employee would have known the conduct violated the law, or a court issued a final decision holding that the conduct alleged to be unlawful conduct was consistent with the law.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named February 17, 2026
- Rep. Craig Steven Williams (R) · craig.williams@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Angel Ramirez (D) · angel.ramirez@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 0 for, 3 against
Against: AFSCME Council 61; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
In plain words
- February 17, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
- February 17, 2026House subcommittee named: Williams, Ramirez and Stone
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/HSB749