House Study Bill 281 HOUSE FILE BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON PAULSEN) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the cost of procuring a supersedeas bond. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 3266HC 81 4 rh/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 625A.9, Code 2005, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. The amount paid by the judgment debtor 1 4 to procure a supersedeas bond required by the judgment 1 5 creditor to stay execution of the judgment shall be taxed as 1 6 costs to the unsuccessful party unless otherwise ordered by 1 7 the court. 1 8 EXPLANATION 1 9 This bill provides that the amount paid by a judgment 1 10 debtor to procure an appeal bond to prevent the judgment 1 11 creditor from taking action to collect a money judgment 1 12 entered against the judgment debtor while the appeal is 1 13 pending shall be taxed as costs to the losing party unless 1 14 otherwise ordered by the court. 1 15 LSB 3266HC 81 1 16 rh:rj/gg/14