SF2489 • 2026

A bill for an act related to the periods of time to bring civil actions for injuries that result from sex offenses against minors for the purpose of filing claims against the bankruptcy estate of a congressionally chartered organization.(Formerly SSB 3194 .)

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Last action: 2026-04-15
Official status: Message from Senate. H.J. 901 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act related to the periods of time to bring civil actions for injuries that result from sex offenses against minors for the purpose of filing claims against the bankruptcy estate of a congressionally chartered organization.(Formerly SSB 3194 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act related to the periods of time to bring civil actions for injuries that result from sex offenses against minors for the purpose of filing claims against the bankruptcy estate of a congressionally chartered organization.(Formerly SSB 3194 .)

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Bill History

2026-04-15 Iowa Legislature
Message from Senate. H.J. 901 .
2026-04-15 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. S.J. 801 .
2026-04-15 Iowa Legislature
Passed Senate , yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 799 .
2026-04-14 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 788 .
2026-04-14 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. S.J. 787 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act related to the periods of time to bring civil actions for injuries that result from sex offenses against minors for the purpose of filing claims against the bankruptcy estate of a congressionally chartered organization.(Formerly SSB 3194 .)

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

2489

-

Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2489

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

APPROPRIATIONS

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

3194)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

related

to

the

periods

of

time

to

bring

civil

actions

1

for

injuries

that

result

from

sex

offenses

against

minors

2

for

the

purpose

of

filing

claims

against

the

bankruptcy

3

estate

of

a

congressionally

chartered

organization.

4

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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S.F.

2489

Section

1.

2024

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

1089,

section

3,

is

1

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

SEC.

3.

FUTURE

REPEAL.

This

Act

is

repealed

December

31,

3

2026

upon

the

conclusion

of

the

bankruptcy

proceeding

described

4

in

section

2

of

this

Act,

including

all

appeals

thereto

.

5

EXPLANATION

6

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

7

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

8

2024

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

1089,

establishes

a

limited

9

exception

to

the

statute

of

limitations

for

civil

actions

10

arising

from

injuries

resulting

from

sex

offenses

against

11

children.

The

exception

applies

only

to

actions

brought

for

12

the

purpose

of

making

a

claim

against

the

bankruptcy

estate

13

of

a

congressionally

chartered

organization

in

a

bankruptcy

14

proceeding

initiated

on

February

18,

2020.

Under

current

law,

15

2024

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

1089,

is

repealed

on

December

31,

2026.

16

This

bill

modifies

the

repeal

provision

to

provide

that

2024

17

Iowa

Acts,

chapter

1089,

is

repealed

upon

the

conclusion

of

the

18

bankruptcy

proceeding

described

in

the

2024

Act,

including

any

19

appeals

thereto.

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