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IA SF2380
Bill
AI Summary
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Allows the Iowa Attorney General or individual residents to file civil actions against parties, attorneys, or law firms to determine whether website accessibility lawsuits constitute "abusive litigation"
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Courts must evaluate whether the primary purpose of accessibility lawsuits is to extract payment due to litigation costs rather than to remedy actual accessibility violations
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Creates a rebuttable presumption that litigation is abusive if a defendant makes a good-faith attempt to correct alleged website accessibility violations within 30 days of receiving notice
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Factors courts may consider include: number of similar lawsuits filed by the same plaintiff/attorney, defendant's resources and employee count, whether the plaintiff is an Iowa resident, and history of frivolous or abusive litigation within the past 10 years
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Defendants found to have made good-faith compliance efforts have 90 days to fully correct violations before the presumption of abusive litigation may be rebutted
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to abusive litigation alleging internet site accessibility violations, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3174.)
Last Action
Read first time, referred to Economic Growth and Technology. H.J. 638.
3/12/2026