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

HF 881: Relating to strict liability for a person in control of hazardous substances

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 it does

Current law imposes strict liability on a person having control over a hazardous substance for certain costs. This bill imposes strict liability on a person having control over a hazardous substance for excessive and extraordinary oversight and monitoring costs expended by the state or political subdivision related to hazardous conditions created by that person.

Sponsors

Natural Resources committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 22, 2025

  • Rep. Austin Harris (R) · austin.harris@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Monica Kurth (D) · monica.kurth@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Derek Wulf (R) · derek.wulf@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 3 against

For: Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources; Iowa Emergency Management Association

Against: BNSF Railway Co.; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; FUELIowa (PMCI)

In plain words

  1. January 22, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Natural Resources committee · as HSB 66
  2. January 22, 2025House subcommittee named: Harris, Kurth and Wulf · as HSB 66
  3. January 27, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 66
  4. March 4, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 66
  5. March 4, 2025Committee vote: 20–0 · as HSB 66
  6. March 7, 2025Filed in the House
  7. March 7, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 881 · as HSB 66

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/HF881