Relating to hazardous liquid pipelines, including common carrier requirements, proceedings under the Iowa utilities commission, including commission member attendance at hearings and informational meetings, including allowing certain persons to intervene in such proceedings, including sanctions on intervenors in contested cases, and permit, permit renewal, and operation limitations, and including effective date and applicability provisions. Vetoed 6-11-25

Amendments · 10

5 adopted · 0 failed · 1 never voted on. Newest first.

• S-3166Strike everything · filed May 13, 2025 by Sen. Zach Wahls (D)

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a new version that limits the use of eminent domain for certain types of pipelines. It specifies that the power to take private property for public use does not apply to the construction of hazardous liquid pipelines used to transport liquefied carbon dioxide or aboveground merchant lines. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• S-3153Strike everything · filed May 9, 2025 by Sen. Kevin Alons (R)

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a new version that limits the use of eminent domain for certain types of pipelines. It specifies that the power to take private property for public use does not apply to the construction of hazardous liquid pipelines used for transporting liquefied carbon dioxide or aboveground merchant lines. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  May 12, 2025
• S-3152Strike everything · filed May 9, 2025 by Sen. Mike Bousselot (R)

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill and focuses on electric power generation and transmission facilities rather than hazardous liquid pipelines. It requires a majority of commission members to be present during live testimony at hearings, establishes rules for filing objections to eminent domain, and sets standards for restoring agricultural land and repairing drainage tiles after construction. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  May 12, 2025
• S-3141 · filed April 29, 2025 by Sen. Doug Campbell (R), Sen. Kevin Alons (R), Sen. Rocky De Witt (R), Sen. Dennis Guth (R) and 8 more

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that certain utilities and companies cannot use eminent domain to build pipelines for transporting liquefied carbon dioxide or aboveground merchant lines. It also adds a rule that members of the general assembly, elected local officials, and any resident with a plausible interest in a proceeding have a right to intervene in commission proceedings. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  May 12, 2025
• S-3064Strike everything · filed April 2, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill and shifts the focus from hazardous liquid pipelines to electric power generation and transmission facilities. It requires a majority of commission members to be present during live testimony at hearings and establishes new rules for land restoration, drainage tile liability, and how objections to facilities are handled. Additionally, it mandates that companies pay for damages to crops and land and requires county inspectors to oversee construction to ensure agricultural land is restored properly. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  May 12, 2025
• H-1189 · filed March 25, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that the utilities commission cannot punish an intervenor unless that person was knowingly dishonest or broke a criminal law and caused the commission at least five hundred dollars in measurable harm. Its wording →
  Adopted
  March 26, 2025
• H-1188 · filed March 25, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that members of the general assembly, elected county or city officials, and any resident with a minimally plausible interest in a proceeding have the right to intervene in Iowa utilities commission proceedings. Its wording →
  Adopted
  March 26, 2025
• H-1187 · filed March 25, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that the Iowa utilities commission cannot renew permits for pipelines that transport liquefied carbon dioxide, and it limits the operation of those pipelines to no more than twenty-five years. It also updates the bill's title to include these specific limitations on permit renewals and operations. Its wording →
  Adopted
  March 26, 2025
• H-1186 · filed March 25, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that all members of the commission must be present during any live testimony at a hearing, and the meeting must pause if any member leaves. It also requires that if no commission member is available during an informational meeting, the meeting must pause until at least one member returns. Its wording →
  Adopted
  March 26, 2025
• H-1185 · filed March 25, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the definition of a common carrier to require that a company prove it will transport goods for unaffiliated shippers. It also adds a rule that pipeline companies can only use eminent domain if they qualify as a common carrier and requires them to prove their project is for a public use. Additionally, it states that agricultural land cannot be taken through condemnation for private development purposes unless the owner agrees. Its wording →
  Adopted
  March 26, 2025