Senate subcommittee approves bill to extend 2024 law on Boy Scouts settlement

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: April 13, 2026

Words: 497

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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A Senate subcommittee moved forward legislation Monday that would extend a 2024 law temporarily lifting the state’s statute of limitations on child sexual abuse to allow Iowa victims to participate in a national Boy Scouts settlement.

The bill would keep the provision in place until the lawsuit concludes.

Senate Study Bill 3194 extends Senate File 2431, a measure signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds in 2024 which removed Iowa’s restrictions on civil legal …

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