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

HF 843: Relating to oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information, and pooling orders

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

What it does

This bill relates to oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources (department), confidential information, and pooling orders. The bill provides the director of the department the authority to require yearly filings from every person acting as a principal or agent for another or independently engaged in the production, storage, transportation, except by railroad, refining, reclaiming, treating, marketing, or processing of oil or gas, or engaged in the exploration for or production of metallic minerals that includes names, contact information, and certain organizational details.

Sponsors

Natural Resources (companion To Sf 268 By Klimesh) committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 17, 2026

  • Rep. Devon Wood (R) · devon.wood@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Kenan Judge (D) · kenan.judge@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D) · elinor.levin@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Norlin G. Mommsen (R) · norlin.mommsen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Derek Wulf (R) · derek.wulf@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 7 against

For: American Petroleum Institute; Koloma

Against: Good Energy Holdings; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Environmental Council; Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; Land of the Free Action; Landus Cooperative; United States Hydrogen Alliance

In plain words

  1. February 18, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Natural Resources committee · as HSB 194
  2. February 18, 2025House subcommittee named: Wulf, Collins and Scholten · as HSB 194
  3. February 25, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 194
  4. March 4, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 194
  5. March 4, 2025Committee vote: 13–8 · as HSB 194
  6. March 7, 2025Filed in the House
  7. March 7, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 843 · as HSB 194
  8. February 17, 2026House subcommittee named: Wood, Judge, Levin, Mommsen and Wulf
  9. February 18, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  10. February 19, 2026Approved by the House committee
  11. February 19, 2026Committee vote: 16–5

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/HF843