Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF291: A BILL FOR An Act relating to vexatious litigation and providing penalties
Status: In committee, February 25, 2025
An Act relating to vexatious litigation and providing penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to vexatious litigation and providing penalties.
From the introduced text, February 12, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to vexatious litigation and providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1846XS (4) cm/jh S.F. Section 1. NEW SECTION. 720.6A Vexatious litigation. A person or person's counsel that files, brings, defends, or asserts a civil claim against another person in bad faith or without a reasonable basis in law or fact commits a serious misdemeanor. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to vexatious litigation and provides for penalties. The bill provides that a person commits a serious misdemeanor if the person or the person's counsel files, brings, defends, or asserts a civil claim in bad faith or with no reasonable basis in law or fact. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560. LSB 1846XS (4) -1- cm/jh 1/1
Sponsors
- Adrian Dickey (R, 44) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/25/2025 1:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- : Subcommittee: Bousselot, Blake, and Webster. S.J. 281 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 253 .
Subjects: criminal offenders, misdemeanors, civil procedure, litigation, tort law, civil law
Common questions
- What is SF291?
- SF291 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to vexatious litigation and providing penalties.
- What does SF291 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to vexatious litigation and providing penalties.
- What is the status of SF291?
- In committee as of February 25, 2025. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends passage. (February 25, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF291?
- Adrian Dickey (R, 44).
- Where is the official record for SF291?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0291&ga=91
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