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

SF 2069: Imposing a tax on the transportation of liquefied carbon dioxide through pipelines, and providing for penalties

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 imposes a tax on the transportation of liquefied carbon dioxide (carbon dioxide) through pipelines.50 per metric ton of carbon dioxide transported by the pipeline company within or through this state through a pipeline to any recipient located within or outside the state. The bill reduces the tax rate to $1 per metric ton of carbon dioxide transported through or within the state if the carbon dioxide is used in enhanced oil recovery. The bill defines “enhanced oil recovery” to mean an advanced oil extraction technique to remove stranded crude oil from a reservoir after the use of primary or secondary extraction techniques.

Sponsors

Sen. Mike Klimesh (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 22, 2026

  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 3 against

Against: ADM; Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRF); Summit Carbon Solutions

In plain words

  1. January 21, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Ways and Means committee
  2. January 22, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Bisignano and Schultz
  3. February 4, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/SF2069