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Republicans in the Iowa House of Representatives voted Tuesday to put a $5 million cap on noneconomic damages awarded by a court when a person is severely injured or killed by a commercial vehicle like a semi-truck.
The Senate passed the legislation in February, but because the House amended the bill, the Senate will have to pass it again.
State senators now must consider changes House made to bill
It now heads to the governor's desk to be signed into law.
Also, lawmakers advanced bills regulating traffic cameras and loosening Iowa's child labor laws.