Legislation / SF 2157

SENATE FILE 2157 Passed one chamber

Malicious prosecution arising from civil actions between private parties

Sponsor   Adrian Dickey (R-SD-044) Last action   Subcommittee recommends passage. — March 4, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

3 declarations filed on this bill
● 0 For ● 3 Against ● 0 Undecided

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Date Chamber Action
Jan 29, 2026 Senate Introduced, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 169.
Feb 4, 2026 Senate Subcommittee: Bousselot, Blake, and Webster. S.J. 200.
Feb 5, 2026 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: 02/09/2026 2:00PM Senate Lounge.
Feb 9, 2026 Senate Subcommittee recommends passage.
Feb 19, 2026 Senate Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 335.
Feb 19, 2026 Senate Placed on calendar.
Feb 24, 2026 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 29, nays 17. S.J. 381.
Feb 24, 2026 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 381.
Feb 24, 2026 House Message from Senate. H.J. 399.
Feb 25, 2026 House Read first time, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 416.
Mar 3, 2026 House Subcommittee: Lawler, Olson and Watkins. H.J. 525.
Mar 3, 2026 House Subcommittee Meeting: 03/04/2026 8:15AM House Lounge.
Mar 4, 2026 House Subcommittee recommends passage.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Feb 24, 2026 Senate Floor Passage Passed 29 17 3 0–16 29–1 Bipartisan Opposition
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 29 to 17 · Democrats 0 yea, 16 nay · Republicans 29 yea, 1 nay · 3 not voting
How each senator voted (49)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Nay
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Absent
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Absent
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Nay
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Nay
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Nay
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Nay
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Nay
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Nay
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Nay
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Nay
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Nay
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Nay
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
40 Art Staed Democrat Nay
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Absent
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Nay
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Nay
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
Iowa Insurance Associates Against Feb 25, 2026
Iowa State Bar Association Against Feb 9, 2026
Reforging Families Against Mar 4, 2026
Date Time Type Description Location
Feb 9, 2026 2:00 PM Hearing Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Senate Lounge
Feb 18, 2026 4:00 PM Hearing Senate Judiciary Committee RM 116
Mar 4, 2026 8:15 AM Hearing House Judiciary Subcommittee House Lounge