Iowa Senate Bill 228

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on May 12 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-12 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 1086.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

A bill for an act relating to tort liability, including employer liability and damages in civil actions involving commercial motor vehicles. (Formerly SSB 1114.) Effective date: 07/01/2023.

A bill for an act relating to tort liability, including employer liability and damages in civil actions involving commercial motor vehicles. (Formerly SSB 1114.) Effective date: 07/01/2023.

Senate Judiciary Committee

2023-04-17 - Senate - Shall the bill pass? (Y: 31 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-28 - House - Shall the bill pass? (Y: 58 N: 42 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-22 - Senate - Shall the bill pass? (Y: 30 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-22 - Senate - Shall amendment S–3035 be adopted? (Y: 17 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-02-22 - Senate - Shall amendment S–3034 be adopted? (Y: 17 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-02-22 - Senate - Shall amendment S–3033 be adopted? (Y: 17 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-02-22 - Senate - Shall amendment S–3032 be adopted? (Y: 17 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-02-22 - Senate - Shall amendment S–3031 be adopted? (Y: 20 N: 29 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-02-22 - Senate - Shall amendment S–3029 be adopted? (Y: 20 N: 29 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-02-07 - Senate - Senate Judiciary Report (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
Senate - Shall the bill pass? (Y: 30 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
Senate - Shall amendment S–3034 be adopted? (Y: 17 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
Senate - Shall amendment S–3033 be adopted? (Y: 17 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
Senate - Shall the bill pass? (Y: 31 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
Senate - Shall the bill pass? (Y: 30 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
Senate - Shall amendment S–3035 be adopted? (Y: 30 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
Senate - Shall amendment S–3034 be adopted? (Y: 17 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
Senate - Shall amendment S–3033 be adopted? (Y: 17 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
Senate - Shall amendment S–3032 be adopted? (Y: 17 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
Senate - Shall amendment S–3031 be adopted? (Y: 17 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
Senate - Shall amendment S–3029 be adopted? (Y: 17 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
Senate - Senate Judiciary Report (Y: 11 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-12	Senate	Signed by Governor. S.J. 1086.
2023-05-08	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1085.
2023-04-18	House	Message from Senate. H.J. 865.
2023-04-17	Senate	Immediate message. S.J. 826.
2023-04-17	Senate	Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 19. S.J. 824.
2023-04-17	Senate	Senate concurred with S-3108. S.J. 824.
2023-04-17	Senate	Deferred. S.J. 806.
2023-03-30	Senate	Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 721.
2023-03-29	Senate	Message from House, with amendment S-3108. S.J. 709.
2023-03-28	House	Immediate message. H.J. 739.
2023-03-28	House	Passed House, yeas 58, nays 42. H.J. 738.
2023-03-28	House	Amendment H-1164 adopted. H.J. 738.
2023-03-28	House	Substituted for HF 201. H.J. 738.
2023-03-27	House	Amendment H-1164 filed. H.J. 736.
2023-02-24	House	Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 426.
2023-02-23	House	Message from Senate. H.J. 416.
2023-02-22	Senate	Immediate message. S.J. 385.
2023-02-22	Senate	Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 19. S.J. 385.
2023-02-22	Senate	Amendment S-3035 filed, lost. S.J. 384.
2023-02-22	Senate	Amendment S-3034 filed, lost. S.J. 383.
2023-02-22	Senate	Amendment S-3030 filed, adopted. S.J. 383.
2023-02-22	Senate	Amendment S-3029 filed, lost. S.J. 382.
2023-02-22	Senate	Amendment S-3031 filed, adopted. S.J. 382.
2023-02-22	Senate	Amendment S-3033 filed, lost. S.J. 381.
2023-02-22	Senate	Amendment S-3032 filed, lost. S.J. 380.
2023-02-07	Senate	Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 277.
2023-02-07	Senate	Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 273.

HSB114 (Related) 2023-02-06 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 201.
SSB1114 (Related) 2023-02-07 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 228.
HF201 (Similar To) 2023-03-28 - Withdrawn. H.J. 739.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=90&ba=SF228
Text	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/SF228.html
Text	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/SF228.html
Text	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF228.html
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/20230207_SJNL.pdf#277
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/20230222_SJNL.pdf#382
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/20230222_SJNL.pdf#380
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/20230222_SJNL.pdf#381
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/20230222_SJNL.pdf#383
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/20230222_SJNL.pdf#384
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/20230222_SJNL.pdf#385
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/HJNL/20230328_HJNL.pdf#738
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/20230417_SJNL.pdf#824
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/1445225.pdf#277
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/1445225.pdf#382
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/1445225.pdf#380
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/1445225.pdf#384
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/1445225.pdf#824
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/1445225.pdf#381
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/1445225.pdf#383
Roll Call	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/SJNL/1445225.pdf#385