HF 472 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act creating a special motion for expedited relief in actions involving the exercise of the right of freedom of speech and of the press, the right to assemble and petition, and the right of association, and including applicability provisions.

HF 472 creates a new legal process called a "special motion for expedited relief." This motion is designed to quickly address lawsuits that are filed in response to a person's exercise of their rights to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, assembly, or association. It allows courts to promptly review and potentially dismiss these types of cases. The bill aims to provide a faster way to resolve legal challenges that might otherwise suppress these constitutional rights.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Signed May 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · May 19, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a word-by-word spaced layout to a standard multi-line format, but the actual legal content, sections, and provisions remain identical. No substantive policy changes were made.
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Formatting changed from spaced single-word lines to standard multi-line paragraphs for readability; no legal text was added, removed, or altered.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2025 · House Mar 11, 2025

How they voted

480
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Apr 16, 2025
D Democratic16
15 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican35
33 Yea 2
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
0
Amendments
2
May 19, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0.
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment H-1243.
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Senate amendment H-1243 filed.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3105 filed, adopted.
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 91, nays 0.
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.