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A bill for an act relating to strict liability for a person in control of hazardous substances. (Formerly SSB 1041 .)

A bill for an act relating to strict liability for a person in control of hazardous substances. (Formerly SSB 1041 .)

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 AND ENVIRONMENT
Last action
2025-05-15
Official status
Rereferred to Natural Resources. H.J. 1221 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

A bill for an act relating to strict liability for a person in control of hazardous substances. (Formerly SSB 1041 .)

A bill for an act relating to strict liability for a person in control of hazardous substances.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to strict liability for a person in control of hazardous substances.
  • (Formerly SSB 1041 .)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-15 Iowa Legislature

    Rereferred to Natural Resources. H.J. 1221 .

  2. 2025-04-22 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 1015 .

  3. 2025-04-22 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 1015 .

  4. 2025-04-22 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 852 .

  5. 2025-04-22 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 46, nays 0. S.J. 850 .

  6. 2025-04-22 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment S-3120 filed, adopted. S.J. 850 .

  7. 2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 689 .

  8. 2025-02-25 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 359 .

  9. 2025-02-25 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 352 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to strict liability for a person in control of hazardous substances. (Formerly SSB 1041 .)

Current Bill Text

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Senate

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426

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SENATE

FILE

426

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

NATURAL

RESOURCES

AND

ENVIRONMENT

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

1041)

(As

Amended

and

Passed

by

the

Senate

April

22,

2025

)

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:

3

SF

426

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S.F.

426

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

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