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Bills › 90th General Assembly

HF 311Died when the session ended · February 15, 2023

Relating to requiring landowner approval for a pipeline company submitting a request for the right to exercise eminent domain and including effective date and applicability provisions

Topics:Energy & utilitiesState governmentEminent domain

Same legislation: SF 104

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Also covers SF 104.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 19, 2023
  2. Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
  3. Next: House committee
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Pipeline companies wanting to take private land for new projects must first get permission from a certain percentage of the landowners involved. These companies have to show proof of this landowner approval to the state utilities board. This rule applies to any company that does not already have a permit.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to a pipeline company seeking eminent domain rights for a pipeline construction project. The bill requires a pipeline company seeking to use eminent domain to acquire approval from landowners owning percent of the land which shall be necessary for the project. The pipeline company shall submit evidence of landowner approval to the utilities board within the utilities division of the department of commerce. The bill takes effect upon enactment. The bill applies to pipeline companies without a permit from the board on or after the effective date of the bill.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§479B.16

How the Code works3

Lobbying

1 for · 10 against · 8 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

HF 2325Cleared committee89th GA

90th General Assembly

SF 104Cleared committeeSenate companionHF 311Cleared committeeHouse companion

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

  • HF 2325 Requiring landowner approval for a pipeline company submitting a request for the right to …
    89th General Assembly · In committee · very similar
    Cleared committee

Matched by wording or an identical title.