Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to standards for settlement of certain motor vehicle insurance claims
Sponsored by the Senate Transportation Committee
Topics:Business & economyInsurance
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2026
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 18, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- 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 enacts former Iowa administrative code provisions relating to standards for settlement of certain motor vehicle insurance claims. The bill requires a property insurer to estimate the cost of repairs for a motor vehicle and pay a claim based only on the cost of aftermarket crash parts available from a distributor of each such part that is located within 100 miles of the repair facility when a first-party, partial-loss claim relating to the motor vehicle is settled based on a written estimate prepared by or for the insurer that includes payment for aftermarket crash parts.
Read the full explanation
The bill requires the insurer to pay the cost of any modifications which may become necessary when repairs are made using aftermarket crash parts or parts salvaged from the crashed vehicle. When a third-party, partial-loss claim relating to a motor vehicle is settled based on a written estimate prepared by or for the insurer, the bill requires the liability insurer to estimate the cost of repairs and pay the claim based only on the cost of new original equipment manufacturer parts unless the owner of the motor vehicle gives express consent to use aftermarket crash parts or parts salvaged from the crashed vehicle and the insurer expressly agrees to pay the cost of any modifications which may become necessary when repairs are made using aftermarket crash parts or parts salvaged from the crashed vehicle, and expressly agrees to defend and indemnify the owner of the motor vehicle and the repair facility against any claims related to such repairs.7, and if the person has a license to operate the person’s business, the license is subject to suspension or revocation.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Senate subcommittee
Named February 25, 2026. On March 10, 2026 it recommended amendment and passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
2 written public comments to its subcommittee: March 10, 2026 (1), February 17, 2026 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
Iowa Code it changes
Creates§507B.10
Amends§507B.4
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
1 for · 13 against · 6 undecided · Who →
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