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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Proposed Bill

SSB 1136: A bill for an act relating to medical malpractice claims, including expert witness certificate of merit affidavits, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SSB 1136 is a proposed bill introduced in the Iowa Senate on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act relating to medical malpractice claims, including expert witness certificate of merit affidavits, and including effective date and applicability provisions. Primary sponsor: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2025): Subcommittee Meeting: 02/20/2025 11:00AM Senate Lounge.

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Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/20/2025 11:00AM Senate Lounge.
  2. Subcommittee: Klimesh, Lofgren, and Petersen.
  3. Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source