A bill for an act relating to civil liability actions against motocross facilities.
HF 917 grants legal immunity to Iowa motocross facilities for injuries or deaths caused by the inherent risks of motocross activities, such as weather hazards, operator error, or natural events. It prohibits lawsuits against facility operators for these risks but allows claims if a facility intentionally harmed a participant, acted negligently in safety, provided unsafe equipment, or failed to exercise reasonable care. All facilities must post clear warning signs about this immunity. The bill applies to current and future incidents at motocross facilities but does not affect employer-employee claims under Chapter 87 or past cases.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Mar 11, 2025
Signed May 19, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from a vertical, word-by-word layout to a standard paragraph format for readability. The substantive legal content, definitions, liability rules, and effective dates remain exactly the same.
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Changed the layout from a vertical, line-by-line format to a standard paragraph format for easier reading.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2026
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
Mar 24, 2026
D
Democratic15
86% Yea
R
Republican34
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Amendments
3
May 19, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0.
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment H-8262.
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Introduced
Senate amendment H-8262 filed.
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0.
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendment S-5097 adopted.
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Introduced
Amendment S-5097 filed.
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
legislature
Mar 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 12:30PM Senate Lounge.
legislature
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Dickey, Blake, and Webster.
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0.
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1.
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 17, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/18/2026 12:30PM House Lounge.
legislature
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Behn, Johnson, R. and Meyer, A.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation.
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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