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House
File
2287
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2287
BY
THOMSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
liability
for
injuries
caused
by
vaccines.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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6788YH
(2)
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H.F.
2287
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
139A.27
Vaccines
——
limitation
of
1
distribution.
2
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
a
3
vaccine
shall
not
be
distributed,
sold,
or
administered
in
this
4
state
unless
the
manufacturer
of
the
vaccine
affirmatively
5
waives
any
immunity
from
suit
for
an
injury
arising
from
a
6
design
defect
of
the
vaccine,
including
the
immunity
granted
by
7
the
federal
National
Childhood
Vaccine
Injury
Act,
42
U.S.C.
8
§300aa-1
et
seq.
9
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
613.22
Vaccine
injury
——
waiver
of
10
immunity.
11
A
manufacturer
of
a
vaccine
that
is
distributed,
sold,
or
12
administered
within
this
state
shall
be
deemed
to
have
waived
13
any
immunity
to
suit
for
injuries
caused
by
a
design
defect
of
14
the
vaccine,
including
immunity
granted
by
the
federal
National
15
Childhood
Vaccine
Injury
Act,
42
U.S.C.
§300aa-1
et
seq.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
relates
to
immunity
from
suit
for
injuries
caused
20
by
design
defects
of
vaccines.
The
bill
prohibits
a
vaccine
21
from
being
distributed,
sold,
or
administered
in
this
state
22
unless
the
manufacturer
of
the
vaccine
affirmatively
waives
any
23
immunity
from
suit
for
an
injury
arising
from
a
design
defect
24
of
the
vaccine,
including
the
immunity
granted
by
the
federal
25
National
Childhood
Vaccine
Injury
Act,
42
U.S.C.
§300aa-1
26
et
seq.
The
bill
deems
a
manufacturer
of
a
vaccine
to
have
27
waived
immunity
from
suit
for
an
injury
arising
from
a
design
28
defect
of
a
vaccine
if
the
vaccine
is
distributed,
sold,
or
29
administered
in
this
state.
30
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