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Senate adopts statute-of-limitations changes after emotional floor appeals; SF512 passes unanimously
Summary
Senate File 512, which includes amendments to Iowa’s civil statutes of limitations that supporters say open access to justice for abuse survivors, cleared the Senate unanimously after floor debate and a point‑of‑order on germaneness was ruled by the chair.
Senator Peterson (speaker 13) urged colleagues to support an amendment to Senate File 512 intended to change Iowa’s civil statute of limitations relating to child abuse survivors. Speaking from the floor, Peterson described a survivor who spent years in therapy and said the amendment "opens the doors to justice to survivors" and was…
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