Senate Leader Will Replace House Eminent Domain Bill with His Own Plan

Eminent domain pipeline ban advances, but Iowa senators plan changes

An Iowa bill banning eminent domain for carbon pipelines advanced in the Senate, but lawmakers plan amendments as property rights and infrastructure tensions resurface.

Iowa Senate advances bill prohibiting eminent domain for CO2 pipelines, leader plans to amend with own proposal

Iowa Senate lawmakers advanced a bill that would prohibit the use of eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines, but the legislation is expected to be completely amended.

Eminent domain ban advances from Iowa Senate subcommittee but changes are planned

Landowners, ethanol, corn and labor advocates spoke at a Senate subcommittee hearing Jan. 27, 2025 over a bill that would ban the use of eminent domain for carbon sequestration pipelines. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)An Iowa House bill banning the use of eminent domain for carbon sequestration pipelines advanced from a Senate subcommittee Tuesday, but senators intend to amend the bill with their own language.  Senate Majority Leade…

Senate leader will replace House eminent domain bill with his own plan

An Iowa House-passed bill bans eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines. But the Senate Majority Leader is changing it to include his proposal.

Early morning pipeline debate in Iowa Senate subcommittee

Senate Republican Leader Mike Klimesh says it’s time to find a solution to the five-year-long debate over a proposed carbon pipeline and Klimesh says his alternative will fix a flaw in state regulations. Klimesh led a subcommittee hearing early this morning on the House-passed bill that would ban the use of eminent domain for the […]

Lawmakers consider eminent domain bill

DES MOINES — Companies constructing carbon sequestration pipelines would not be able to use eminent domain to acquire land for their projects under legislation being considered by Iowa lawmakers — the first piece of legislation in what’s expected to be…