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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 164: Relating to state sovereignty

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

Under current law, state sovereignty is subject to the United States’ rights to public lands or to an establishment of the national government. This bill modifies the limits of state sovereignty to make state sovereignty subject only to the United States’ rights to public lands or to military and naval establishments.

Sponsors

Rep. Jeff Shipley (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

In plain words

  1. January 30, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee

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/91/HF164