HF2104 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the exercise of eminent domain for carbon oxide pipelines, and including applicability and effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 507 .)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Last action: 2026-04-16
Official status: Amendment S-5190 filed. S.J. 828 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the exercise of eminent domain for carbon oxide pipelines, and including applicability and effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 507 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the exercise of eminent domain for carbon oxide pipelines, and including applicability and effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 507 .)

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Bill History

2026-04-16 Iowa Legislature
Amendment S-5190 filed. S.J. 828 .
2026-03-26 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659 .
2026-01-29 Iowa Legislature
Amendment S-5002 filed. S.J. 174 .
2026-01-28 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar.
2026-01-28 Iowa Legislature
Amendment S-5001 filed. S.J. 162 .
2026-01-28 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 162 .
2026-01-27 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
2026-01-26 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/27/2026 8:00AM Room 217 Conference Room.
2026-01-26 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Klimesh, Bousselot, and Petersen. S.J. 141 .
2026-01-26 Iowa Legislature
Explanation of vote. H.J. 152 .
2026-01-22 Iowa Legislature
Read first time, referred to Commerce. S.J. 127 .
2026-01-22 Iowa Legislature
Message from House. S.J. 127 .
2026-01-21 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. H.J. 137 .
2026-01-21 Iowa Legislature
Passed House , yeas 64, nays 28. H.J. 136 .
2026-01-15 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 115 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the exercise of eminent domain for carbon oxide pipelines, and including applicability and effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 507 .)

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2104

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2104

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HSB

507)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

exercise

of

eminent

domain

for

carbon

1

oxide

pipelines,

and

including

applicability

and

effective

2

date

provisions.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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H.F.

2104

Section

1.

Section

6A.22,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

3.

Notwithstanding

any

other

provision

of

3

law,

a

person

shall

not

exercise

the

power

of

eminent

domain

to

4

acquire

right-of-way

for,

construct,

or

operate

a

pipeline

for

5

the

primary

purpose

of

transporting

carbon

oxide.

6

Sec.

2.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

Act,

being

deemed

of

immediate

7

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

8

Sec.

3.

APPLICABILITY.

This

Act

applies

to

condemnation

9

proceedings

for

which

the

application

filed

under

section

6B.3

10

is

filed

on

or

after

the

effective

date

of

this

Act.

11

EXPLANATION

12

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

13

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

14

This

bill

prohibits

exercising

the

power

of

eminent

domain

15

for

acquiring

right-of-way

for,

constructing,

or

operating

a

16

pipeline

that

has

the

primary

purpose

of

transporting

carbon

17

oxide.

18

The

bill

takes

effect

upon

enactment

and

applies

to

all

19

condemnation

proceedings

instituted

on

or

after

that

date.

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