House File 2716 - Reprinted



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 676)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to civil actions for personal injury or death,
  2    including certain evidentiary requirements.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 HF 2716
  5 rh/es/25

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  622.31  EVIDENCE OF REGRET OR
  1  2 SORROW.
  1  3    In any civil action for professional negligence, personal
  1  4 injury, or wrongful death or in any arbitration proceeding for
  1  5 professional negligence, personal injury, or wrongful death
  1  6 against a person in a profession represented by the examining
  1  7 boards listed in section 272C.1 and any other licensed
  1  8 profession recognized in this state, a hospital licensed
  1  9 pursuant to chapter 135B, or a health care facility licensed
  1 10 pursuant to chapter 135C, based upon the alleged negligence in
  1 11 the practice of that profession or occupation, any portion of
  1 12 a statement, affirmation, gesture, or conduct expressing
  1 13 sorrow, sympathy, commiseration, condolence, compassion, or a
  1 14 general sense of benevolence that was made by the person to
  1 15 the plaintiff, relative of the plaintiff, or decision maker
  1 16 for the plaintiff that relates to the discomfort, pain,
  1 17 suffering, injury, or death of the plaintiff as a result of an
  1 18 alleged breach of the applicable standard of care is
  1 19 inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liability or as
  1 20 evidence of an admission against interest.
  1 21 HF 2716
  1 22 rh:nh/es/25