Senate Study Bill 1138 SENATE FILE BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON KREIMAN) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, 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 2057SC 82 7 rh/je/5 PAG LIN 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 2057SC 82 1 18 rh:nh/je/5.1