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SF 512 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions.

SF 512 clarifies who can change the deadlines for bringing civil lawsuits in Iowa. The bill amends Code section 614.1 to specify that only the General Assembly has the power to alter the time limits for various civil actions. This directly affects individuals and entities involved in lawsuits related to injuries, contracts, fraud, malpractice, and other specified claims, ensuring legislative control over these statutes of limitations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Signed Jun 2, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 2 edits · May 5, 2026
MINOR
The document was updated from a draft 'Enrolled' version to the final 'Enrolled with Governor's Action' version, indicating the bill has been signed into law. The substantive legal text regarding statutes of limitations in Iowa civil actions remains unchanged, with the only modifications being the addition of signatures, dates, and formatting required to finalize the legislation.
TECHNICAL

Added signatures from the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, along with the Governor's approval line, to confirm the bill's enactment.

Updated page headers and footers to reflect the final enrolled status of Senate File 512.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2025

How they voted

32–14
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Mar 10, 2025
D Democratic16
14 Nay 2
87% Nay
R Republican33
32 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
16
Committee
12
Amendments
4
Jun 2, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with S-5179.
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Introduced
Amendment S-5182 filed, ruled out of order.
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Introduced
Message from House, with amendment S-5179.
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0.
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8356 filed, adopted.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 1.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 17, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 8:30AM RM 304.
legislature
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Holt, Lawler and Olson.
lower
May 15, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Judiciary.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 2.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/19/2025 12:00PM RM 102.
legislature
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Holt, Lawler and Olson.
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 14.
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3020 filed.
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.