Senate File 2135 - Enrolled SENATE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3044) \5 A BILL FOR \1 Senate File 2135 AN ACT RELATING TO THE FAILURE TO WEAR A MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY BELT OR SAFETY HARNESS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: Section 1. Section 321.445, subsection 4, paragraph b, subparagraph (2), Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: (2) If the evidence supports such a finding, the trier of fact may find that the plaintiff's failure to wear a safety belt or safety harness in violation of this section contributed to the plaintiff's claimed injury or injuries, and may reduce the amount of plaintiff's recovery by an amount not to exceedfivetwenty=five percent of the damages awarded after any reductions for comparative fault. JACK WHITVER LINDA UPMEYER W. CHARLES SMITH KIM REYNOLDS -1-