Relating to medical malpractice claims, including expert witness certificate of merit affidavits, and including effective date and applicability provisions

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 18, 2025
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 18, 2025
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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’s a funnel?

Lobbyist declarations

• COPICAgainst
• Central Iowa PhysiciansAgainst
• Iowa Academy of Trial LawyersAgainst
• Iowa Association for JusticeAgainst
• Iowa Hospital AssociationAgainst
• Iowa Independent Physician GroupAgainst
• Iowa Medical SocietyAgainst
• Iowa State Bar AssociationAgainst
• American College of Obstetricians & GynecologistsFor
• COPICFor
• Iowa Academy of Family PhysiciansFor
• Iowa Association of Ambulatory Surgery CentersFor
• Iowa Hospital AssociationFor
• Iowa Independent Physician GroupFor
• Iowa Medical SocietyFor
• UnityPoint HealthFor
• American College of Obstetricians & GynecologistsUndecided
• Iowa Academy of Family PhysiciansUndecided
• Iowa Academy of Trial LawyersUndecided
• Iowa Association of Ambulatory Surgery CentersUndecided
• Iowa Defense Counsel AssociationUndecided
• Iowa Health Care AssociationUndecided
• Iowa Insurance AssociatesUndecided
• Iowa Physician Assistant SocietyUndecided
• UnityPoint HealthUndecided

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