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HF639Introduced in the House

A bill for an act relating to hazardous liquid pipelines, including common carrier requirements, proceedings under the Iowa utilities commission, including commission member attendance at hearings and informational meetings, including allowing certain persons to intervene in such proceedings, including sanctions on intervenors in contested cases, and permit, permit renewal, and operation limitations, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 240.) Vetoed 6-11-25.

Vetoed

Introduced by Judiciary

What does this bill do?

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Official description

A bill for an act relating to hazardous liquid pipelines, including common carrier requirements, proceedings under the Iowa utilities commission, including commission member attendance at hearings and informational meetings, including allowing certain persons to intervene in such proceedings, including sanctions on intervenors in contested cases, and permit, permit renewal, and operation limitations, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 240.) Vetoed 6-11-25.

Where it stands

Vetoed by Governor. H.J. 1236.

June 11, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Shall the bill pass? · May 2, 2026

79

Yes

6

No

15

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
J.D. Scholten1Absent
Robert Henderson2Yes
Thomas Jeneary3Yes
Skyler Wheeler4Absent
Zachary Dieken5Absent
Megan Hess Jones6Yes
Wendy Larson7Yes
Ann Meyer8Yes
Henry Stone9Yes
John Wills10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 471.

  2. Amendments H-1185, H-1186, H-1187, H-1188, and H-1189 filed. H.J. 815.

  3. Amendments H-1185, H-1186, H-1187, H-1188, and H-1189 adopted. H.J. 840.

  4. Passed House, yeas 85, nays 10. H.J. 841.

  5. Explanation of vote. H.J. 945.

  6. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1034.

  7. Immediate message. H.J. 850.

  8. Message from House. S.J. 657.

  9. Read first time, referred to Commerce. S.J. 657.

  10. Subcommittee: Bousselot, Blake, and Webster. S.J. 672.

  11. Subcommittee Meeting: 04/02/2025 10:00AM Room G15.

  12. Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

  13. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 679.

  14. Amendment S-3064 filed. S.J. 679.

  15. Placed on calendar.

  16. Amendment S-3075 filed. S.J. 719.

  17. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 758.

  18. Amendment S-3141 filed. S.J. 930.

  19. Amendments S-3152 and S-3153 filed. S.J. 957.

  20. Amendment S-3165 filed, lost. S.J. 966.

  21. Amendment S-3075 withdrawn. S.J. 966.

  22. Amendment S-3162 filed, withdrawn. S.J. 966.

  23. Amendment S-3064 withdrawn. S.J. 966.

  24. Amendment S-3152 withdrawn. S.J. 967.

  25. Amendment S-3159 filed, withdrawn. S.J. 967.

  26. Amendment S-3153 withdrawn. S.J. 967.

  27. Amendment S-3141 withdrawn. S.J. 967.

  28. Amendment S-3166 filed. S.J. 969.

  29. Point of order raised on S-3166, ruled not germane. S.J. 969.

  30. Motion to suspend rules for S-3166, failed. S.J. 969.

  31. Passed Senate, yeas 27, nays 22. S.J. 971.

  32. Immediate message. S.J. 971.

  33. Message from Senate. H.J. 1146.

  34. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1224.

  35. Vetoed by Governor. H.J. 1236.

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