Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2126: A BILL FOR An Act relating to statute of limitations for dental malpractice claims and including applicability provisions
Status: In committee, January 21, 2026
An Act relating to statute of limitations for dental malpractice claims and including applicability provisions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to statute of limitations for dental malpractice claims and including applicability provisions.
From the introduced text, January 21, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to statute of limitations for dental malpractice claims and including applicability provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5812YH (2) lh/jh H.F. 2126 Section 1. Section 614.1, subsection 9, paragraphs a and b, Code 2026, are amended to read as follows: a. Except as provided in paragraph "b", those founded on injuries to the person or wrongful death against any physician and surgeon, osteopathic physician and surgeon, dentist, podiatric physician, optometrist, pharmacist, chiropractor, physician assistant, or nurse, licensed under chapter 147, or a hospital licensed under chapter 135B, arising out of patient care excluding dental care, within two years after the date on which the claimant knew, or through the use of reasonable diligence should have known, or received notice in writing of the existence of, the injury or death for which damages are sought in the action, whichever of the dates occurs first, but in no event shall any action be brought more than six years after the date on which occurred the act or omission or occurrence alleged in the action to have been the cause of the injury or death unless a foreign object unintentionally left in the body caused the injury or death. b. An action subject to paragraph "a" or "c" and …
Sponsors
- Austin Harris (R, 26) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 132 .
Subjects: malpractice, statute of limitations, dental care, medical care, tort law
Common questions
- What is HF2126?
- HF2126 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to statute of limitations for dental malpractice claims and including applicability provisions.
- What does HF2126 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to statute of limitations for dental malpractice claims and including applicability provisions.
- What is the status of HF2126?
- In committee as of January 21, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 132 . (January 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2126?
- Austin Harris (R, 26).
- Where is the official record for HF2126?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2126&ga=91
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