Amendment H-8052 to HF 2527
Providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emission
Failed · February 26, 2026
Filed February 25, 2026 in the House by
What it changes
- Page 3, after line 1 by inserting: “Sec. ___. NEW SECTION . 673B.5 Exclusions. This chapter shall not apply to any of the following:
- A civil action alleging a private or public nuisance, if the damages or injury complained of are based on a direct, localized interference with the use and enjoyment of a property or a public right.
- A civil action for which the alleged damages or injury are caused by a specific weather event, including but not limited to wind, rain, hail, or flooding, notwithstanding that such event may be alleged to be partly attributable to climate change or greenhouse gas emissions.”