HF881 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to strict liability for a person in control of hazardous substances.(Formerly HSB 66 .)

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Last action: 2025-05-15
Official status: Rereferred to Natural Resources. H.J. 1221 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to strict liability for a person in control of hazardous substances.(Formerly HSB 66 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to strict liability for a person in control of hazardous substances.(Formerly HSB 66 .)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-05-15 Iowa Legislature
Rereferred to Natural Resources. H.J. 1221 .
2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 894 .
2025-03-07 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 566 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to strict liability for a person in control of hazardous substances.(Formerly HSB 66 .)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

House

File

881

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

881

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

NATURAL

RESOURCES

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HSB

66)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

strict

liability

for

a

person

in

control

of

1

hazardous

substances.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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H.F.

881

Section

1.

Section

455B.392,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

1

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

subparagraph:

2

NEW

SUBPARAGRAPH

.

(5)

The

excessive

and

extraordinary

3

costs

incurred

by

the

state

or

its

political

subdivisions

or

4

the

agents

of

the

state

or

a

political

subdivision

for

the

5

oversight

and

monitoring

of

a

hazardous

condition

caused

by

6

that

person.

7

EXPLANATION

8

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

9

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

10

Current

law

imposes

strict

liability

on

a

person

having

11

control

over

a

hazardous

substance

for

certain

costs.

This

12

bill

imposes

strict

liability

on

a

person

having

control

over

a

13

hazardous

substance

for

excessive

and

extraordinary

oversight

14

and

monitoring

costs

expended

by

the

state

or

political

15

subdivision

related

to

hazardous

conditions

created

by

that

16

person.

17

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