House Study Bill 95 



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                            JUDICIARY BILL BY
                                            CHAIRPERSON SWAIM)


    Passed House, Date               Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to a parent's cause of action for the recovery of
  2    expenses and actual loss of services, companionship, and
  3    society resulting from the injury to or death of a child and
  4    including an applicability date provision.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  6 TLSB 2057HC 82
  7 rh/je/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  613.15A  INJURY TO OR DEATH OF A
  1  2 CHILD.
  1  3    A parent or the parents of a child may recover for the
  1  4 expense and actual loss of services, companionship, and
  1  5 society resulting from injury to or death of the child,
  1  6 regardless of the child's age.
  1  7    Sec. 2.  APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies to all actions
  1  8 filed on or after the effective date of this Act.
  1  9                           EXPLANATION
  1 10    This bill provides that a parent or the parents of a child
  1 11 may recover for the expense and actual loss of services,
  1 12 companionship, and society resulting from injury to or death
  1 13 of the child whether over or under the age of 18, the age of
  1 14 majority in Iowa.
  1 15    The bill applies to all cases filed on or after the
  1 16 effective date of the bill.
  1 17 LSB 2057HC 82
  1 18 rh:nh/je/5.1