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Relating to the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere

Sponsored by Rep. Eddie Andrews (R), Rep. Brooke Boden (R), Rep. Mark Cisneros (R), Rep. Zach Dieken (R), Rep. Samantha Fett (R), Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R), Rep. Cindy Golding (R), Rep. Bill Gustoff (R), Rep. Helena Hayes (R), Rep. Ann Meyer (R), Rep. Carter F. Nordman (R), Rep. Jeff Shipley (R), Rep. David Sieck (R), Rep. Travis M. Sitzmann (R), Rep. Jennifer J. Smith (R), Rep. Ray Sorensen (R), Rep. Mark I. Thompson (R), Rep. Charley Thomson (R), Rep. Sam Wengryn (R), Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R), Rep. Craig Steven Williams (R), Rep. Devon Wood (R), Rep. David E. Young (R)

Topics:Environment & natural resources

Same legislation: HF 927

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Also covers HF 927.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 3, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 5, 2025
  3. Done: House committeeMarch 6, 2025
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 927
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 927 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 927 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary People would be banned from intentionally releasing pollutants into the air to try and change the weather, temperature, or sunlight. The environmental protection commission must create new rules to explain and enforce this ban. This commission also gains the power to make emergency rules to put these restrictions into effect quickly.1

Read the official explanation

This bill prohibits the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of sunlight, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary. The environmental protection commission currently adopts rules relating to air quality. The bill requires the commission to adopt rules expounding on the bill’s prohibitions. The bill allows the environmental protection commission to adopt emergency rules to implement the bill’s prohibition.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named February 5, 2025. On February 11, 2025 it recommended passage.

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

47 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 11, 2025 (47) · on the Legislature’s site

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§708C.1

Amends§455B.133

How the Code works3

Lobbying

1 for · 3 against · 4 undecided · Who →

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91st General Assembly

HF 191RenumberedHF 927Cleared committeefrom HF 191