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Bills › 91st General Assembly

HF 302Died when the session ended · February 10, 2025

Relating to statutory considerations involving the atmosphere and climate

Sponsored by the House Commerce Committee

Topics:Energy & utilitiesEnvironment & natural resources

Same legislation: HSB 67

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Also covers HSB 67.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2025
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 6, 2025
  4. Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
  5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, 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 Iowa lawmakers would remove certain goals regarding reducing fossil fuel use and air pollution from state law. The bill also stops the Iowa utilities commission from looking at climate change when deciding whether to allow a new hazardous liquid pipeline.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to statutory considerations involving the atmosphere and climate. Under current law, the general assembly has declared as necessary the support of industries using agricultural commodities in order to reduce the state’s dependency upon petroleum products and to reduce atmospheric contamination caused by the combustion of fossil fuels. The bill removes the general assembly’s declared purposes of reducing the state’s dependency upon petroleum products and reducing atmospheric contamination caused by the combustion of fossil fuels. The bill prohibits the Iowa utilities commission from considering climate change when determining whether to grant a permit for a hazardous liquid pipeline.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named January 22, 2025 (as HSB 67). On February 5, 2025 it recommended passage.

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§159A.1§479B.9

How the Code works3

Lobbying

2 for · 8 against · 8 undecided · Who →

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HSB 67Renumbered

91st General Assembly

HF 302Cleared committeefrom HSB 67