Senate File 552 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1098)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning limitations on actions for civil liability
  2    related to the dramshop Act.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1769SV 82
  5 ec/gg/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 123.93, Code 2007, is repealed.
  1  2                           EXPLANATION
  1  3    This bill concerns limitations of actions relative to
  1  4 dramshop Act liability.  The bill repeals Code section 123.93,
  1  5 which requires an injured person to give written notice to the
  1  6 licensee or permittee, or their insurance carrier, of the
  1  7 person's intent to bring a civil action within six months of
  1  8 the occurrence of the injury giving rise to possible dramshop
  1  9 liability.
  1 10 LSB 1769SV 82
  1 11 ec:nh/gg/14