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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 150: Authorizing the reduction of damages payable to an unresponsive property owner in condemnation proceedings and including applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

57 relating to providing the notices and documents required under Code chapter 6B, and the property owner fails to timely respond to all, but not less than two, such notices, documents, or other correspondence from the acquiring agency, the district court, or the compensation commission, the amount of damages awarded to the property owner shall be reduced by an amount equal to the additional actual costs incurred and additional reasonable attorney fees paid by the acquiring agency relating to the condemnation proceedings.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 7, 2023

  • Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
  • Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janice Weiner (D) · janice.weiner@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa League of Cities

In plain words

  1. January 30, 2023Filed in the House
  2. February 2, 2023Passed the House, 98–0
  3. February 7, 2023Sent to the Senate Judiciary committee
  4. February 7, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Garrett, Bousselot and Weiner

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF150