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Relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions
Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee
Topics:Courts & civil law
Same legislation: SSB 1179
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 24, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 24, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 4, 2025
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 10, 202533–14
- Done: House committeeMarch 20, 2025
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 14, 202693–0
- Done: To the GovernorMay 5, 2026
- Done: Signed into lawJune 2, 2026
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What’s in it
AI summary Only the Iowa Legislature has the power to change the deadlines for filing different types of lawsuits. These deadlines apply to many legal issues, such as injuries, contract disputes, property claims, and malpractice cases. This rule ensures that no other group or official can decide how much time people have to take legal action.1
Read the official explanation
1 (limitations of actions —— period).1, governs time limitations for the following civil actions: (1) an action involving penalties or forfeitures under an ordinance; (2) an action involving injuries to person or reputation or for a statute penalty; (3) an action with respect to products resulting in injuries or death; (4) an action against a sheriff or other public officer; (5) an action arising from unwritten contracts, injuries to property, fraud, and other causes of this respect; (6) an action arising from written contracts, judgments of courts not of record and recovery of real property and rent; (7) a judgment of courts of record; (8) a judgment quieting title; (9) an action arising from a wage dispute; (10) an action arising from a malpractice claim; (11) an action arising from a secured interest in farm products; (12) an action arising from improvements to real property; (13) an action arising from a claim of sexual abuse or sexual exploitation by a counselor, therapist, school employee, or adult providing training or instruction; (14) an action founded on public bonds or obligations; and (15) an action brought by a county for collection of taxes.
Changed since by amendment H-8356; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named March 17, 2026. On March 18, 2026 it recommended passage.
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