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

SF 330: Relating to awarding costs and reasonable attorney fees to a prevailing party in a civil action and including effective date and applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the award of costs and reasonable attorney fees to a prevailing party in civil actions. Under current law, subject to certain exceptions, each party to a civil lawsuit is responsible for its own attorney fees. The bill provides that a court shall award costs and reasonable attorney fees to a prevailing party. The bill defines prevailing party as the party with a net monetary recovery, a defendant in whose favor a dismissal is entered, a defendant where neither plaintiff nor defendant obtains any relief, or a defendant as against a plaintiff who does not recover any relief against the defendant.

Sponsors

Sen. Adrian Dickey (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 20, 2025

  • Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Matt Blake (D) · matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. February 17, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. February 20, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Blake and Schultz
  3. March 3, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes

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/SF330