Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to statutory considerations involving the atmosphere and climate
Topics:Energy & utilitiesEnvironment & natural resources
Same legislation: HF 302
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2025
- Done: House committeeFebruary 6, 2025
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 302
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 302 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 302 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa lawmakers would remove certain goals regarding reducing pollution and the state's use of petroleum from official state law. The bill also stops the Iowa utilities commission from looking at climate change when deciding whether to allow a new hazardous liquid pipeline.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to statutory considerations involving the atmosphere and climate. Under current law, the general assembly has declared as necessary the support of industries using agricultural commodities in order to reduce the state’s dependency upon petroleum products and to reduce atmospheric contamination caused by the combustion of fossil fuels. The bill removes the general assembly’s declared purposes of reducing the state’s dependency upon petroleum products and reducing atmospheric contamination caused by the combustion of fossil fuels. The bill prohibits the Iowa utilities commission from considering climate change when determining whether to grant a H.F. _____ permit for a hazardous liquid pipeline.
House subcommittee
Named January 22, 2025. On February 5, 2025 it recommended passage.
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Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
2 for · 8 against · 8 undecided · Who →
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