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SF512 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions. (Formerly SSB 1179 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

A bill for an act relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions. (Formerly SSB 1179 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

A bill for an act relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions. (Formerly SSB 1179 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

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

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions.
  • (Formerly SSB 1179 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.

  2. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1158 .

  3. 2026-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 901 .

  4. 2026-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 801 .

  5. 2026-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 801 .

  6. 2026-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Senate concurred with S-5179 . S.J. 801 .

  7. 2026-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment S-5182 filed, ruled out of order. S.J. 800 .

  8. 2026-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House, with amendment S-5179 . S.J. 790 .

  9. 2026-04-14 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 898 .

  10. 2026-04-14 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 93, nays 0. H.J. 892 .

  11. 2026-04-14 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8356 filed, adopted. H.J. 891 .

  12. 2026-03-26 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760 .

  13. 2026-03-19 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar. H.J. 706 .

  14. 2026-03-18 Iowa Legislature

    Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 1. H.J. 706 .

  15. 2026-03-18 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 706 .

  16. 2026-03-18 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  17. 2026-03-17 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 8:30AM RM 304.

  18. 2026-03-17 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Holt, Lawler and Olson. H.J. 683 .

  19. 2025-12-31 Iowa Legislature

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  20. 2025-05-15 Iowa Legislature

    Rereferred to Judiciary. H.J. 1222 .

  21. 2025-04-10 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 928 .

  22. 2025-03-20 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar. H.J. 769 .

  23. 2025-03-20 Iowa Legislature

    Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 2. H.J. 769 .

  24. 2025-03-20 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 769 .

  25. 2025-03-19 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  26. 2025-03-18 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/19/2025 12:00PM RM 102.

  27. 2025-03-13 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Holt, Lawler and Olson. H.J. 657 .

  28. 2025-03-12 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 616 .

  29. 2025-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 592 .

  30. 2025-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 456 .

  31. 2025-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 33, nays 14. S.J. 455 .

  32. 2025-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Point of order raised on S-3020 , ruled out of order. S.J. 455 .

  33. 2025-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment S-3020 filed. S.J. 455 .

  34. 2025-03-05 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 424 .

  35. 2025-03-05 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 416 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions. (Formerly SSB 1179 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

512

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Enrolled

Senate

File

512

AN

ACT

RELATING

TO

STATUTES

OF

LIMITATIONS

IN

CIVIL

ACTIONS.

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

Section

1.

Section

614.1,

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

Nothing

in

this

section

shall

be

construed

to

alter

the

law

governing

when

a

cause

of

action

accrues,

including

the

discovery

rule

and

related

doctrines,

as

recognized

by

statute

or

common

law.

Actions

may

be

brought

within

the

times

limited

as

follows,

respectively,

after

their

causes

accrue,

and

not

Senate

File

512,

p.

2

afterwards,

except

when

otherwise

specially

declared

,

provided

that

such

time

limitations

may

only

be

altered

by

an

Act

of

the

general

assembly

:

______________________________

AMY

SINCLAIR

President

of

the

Senate

______________________________

PAT

GRASSLEY

Speaker

of

the

House

I

hereby

certify

that

this

bill

originated

in

the

Senate

and

is

known

as

Senate

File

512,

Ninety-first

General

Assembly.

______________________________

W.

CHARLES

SMITHSON

Secretary

of

the

Senate

Approved

_______________,

2026

______________________________

KIM

REYNOLDS

Governor