House
File
746
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
746
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
208)
(COMPANION
TO
SF
340
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
statute
of
limitations
for
recovery
1
from
injuries
to
a
person
or
property
from
a
licensed
2
veterinarian.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
TLSB
2266HV
(1)
89
cm/jh
H.F.
746
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
169.21
Limitations
of
actions.
1
An
action
for
professional
negligence
or
malpractice
for
2
injuries
to
a
person
or
property
against
an
individual
licensed
3
under
this
chapter
shall
not
be
brought
more
than
two
years
4
after
the
date
on
which
the
claimant
knew,
or
through
the
use
5
of
reasonable
diligence
should
have
known,
or
received
notice
6
in
writing
of
the
existence
of,
the
injury
for
which
damages
7
were
sought
in
the
action,
whichever
of
the
dates
occurs
first.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
provides
a
statute
of
limitations
for
an
action
12
brought
for
professional
negligence
or
malpractice
against
a
13
person
licensed
to
practice
veterinary
medicine.
14
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
has
two
years
after
the
date
15
the
claimant
knew,
should
have
known,
or
received
notice
of
the
16
injury
for
which
damages
are
being
sought
to
bring
an
action
17
against
a
person
licensed
to
practice
veterinary
medicine.
18
Under
current
law,
Code
section
614.1(4)
provides
that
19
injuries
to
property
shall
be
brought
within
five
years
of
the
20
injury.
21
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