Down to the wire, bill to help Boy Scouts abuse victims signed by Gov. Reynolds
Lawmakers faced a Friday deadline for Iowa victims to have full access to the Boy Scouts settlement
Source: thegazette.com
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Lawmakers faced a Friday deadline for Iowa victims to have full access to the Boy Scouts settlement
Lawmakers face April 19 deadline to change the law
The bill, which would temporarily lift limits that would apply to the Boy Scouts, now heads to the Iowa House for consideration. Lawmakers face an April 19 deadline.
Unless legislators take action this year to change Iowa law, the estimated roughly 300 to 350 Iowans involved in the settlement will receive a fraction of the awards they would be entitled to.
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