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Relating to common carriers and including effective date and applicability provisions
Sponsored by Sen. Kevin Alons (R), Sen. Doug Campbell (R), Sen. Lynn Evans (R), Sen. Jesse Green (R), Sen. Dennis Guth (R), Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R), Sen. David D. Rowley (R), Sen. Sandy Salmon (R), Sen. Jeff Taylor (R), Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2025
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill defines a common carrier for purposes of Code chapters 6A (eminent domain law) and 6B (procedure under eminent domain) as a commercial enterprise that transports goods or passengers for hire as a public employment. carrier if the carrier transports for one or more shippers that are unaffiliated with the carrier and will not sell the hazardous liquid to the carrier. The federal energy regulatory commission’s determination on whether a carrier qualifies as a common carrier is controlling.
Read the full explanation
Under current law, when a property owner or an acquiring agency seeks judicial review of an exercise of eminent domain, an acquiring agency must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the definition of public use, public purpose, or public improvement is met. The bill provides that an acquiring agency seeking to use eminent domain pursuant to a grant under Code chapter 479B (hazardous liquid pipelines and storage facilities) must prove by clear and convincing evidence that the exercise of eminent domain meets the definition of a public use, public purpose, or public improvement. The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to condemnation proceedings for which the application is filed on or after the effective date of the bill.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Senate subcommittee
Named January 23, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Iowa Code it changes
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
3 for · 2 against · 5 undecided · Who →
Similar bills
- HF 491 Concerning common carriers and including effective date and applicability provisions91st General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 939Very similar
- HF 657 Relating to common carriers and including effective date and applicability provisions91st General Assembly · In committeeVery similar
Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.