---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 512"
citation: "Iowa SF 512 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["civil procedure", "general assembly", "judicial branch", "statute of limitations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-05"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf7fbea8-f906-49f3-95fe-97ca4d94a4fd"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 512&ga=91"
source_hash: "c3a62d50550c70ed16a2fd85305948a8a5795470f6514b00c5268c643d3b692b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa SF 512 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to statutes of limitations in civil actions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF512.html)
2. **Amendment H-8356** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8356.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3020.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5179** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5179.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5182** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5182.pdf)
6. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF512.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF512_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF512.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **33–14** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-03-05** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-05** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-10** Amendment S-3020 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-10** Point of order raised on S-3020, ruled out of order.
- **2025-03-10** Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 14. `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-11** Message from Senate.
- **2025-03-12** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-13** Subcommittee: Holt, Lawler and Olson.
- **2025-03-18** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/19/2025 12:00PM RM 102.
- **2025-03-19** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-20** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-20** Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 2.
- **2025-03-20** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-05-15** Rereferred to Judiciary.
- **2026-03-17** Subcommittee: Holt, Lawler and Olson.
- **2026-03-17** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 8:30AM RM 304.
- **2026-03-18** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18** Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 1.
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-14** Amendment H-8356 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-14** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-05-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-04-14** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-15** Message from House, with amendment S-5179.
- **2026-04-15** Amendment S-5182 filed, ruled out of order. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-15** Senate concurred with S-5179.
- **2026-04-15** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-15** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-05** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-06-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf7fbea8-f906-49f3-95fe-97ca4d94a4fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).