Legislation / HF 2527

HOUSE FILE 2527 Signed by Governor

Providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emission

Sponsor   House Agriculture Committee Effective   07/01/2026 Formerly   HSB 693 Last action   Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1067. — April 30, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Introduced
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Passed Subcommittee
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Passed Committee
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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both Chambers
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

21 declarations filed on this bill
● 13 For ● 5 Against ● 3 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 4 related bills
HSB 693 Providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emission.(See HF 2527.)
Passed Committee
SF 2427 Providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emission
Passed Committee
SSB 3133 Providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emission.(See SF 2427.)
Passed Committee
Date Chamber Action
2026-02-16 House Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 303.
2026-02-24 House Amendment H-8031 filed. H.J. 414.
2026-02-25 House Amendment H-8052 filed. H.J. 436.
2026-02-26 House Amendment H-8031 adopted. H.J. 440.
2026-02-26 House Amendment H-8052 lost. H.J. 440.
2026-02-26 House Passed House, yeas 66, nays 24. H.J. 441.
2026-03-02 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 484.
2026-02-26 House Immediate message. H.J. 460.
2026-03-02 Senate Message from House. S.J. 423.
2026-03-02 Senate Read first time, attached to SF 2427. S.J. 423.
2026-03-19 Senate Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 600.
2026-03-24 Senate Substituted for SF 2427. S.J. 631.
2026-03-24 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 13. S.J. 631.
2026-03-24 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 632.
2026-03-25 House Message from Senate. H.J. 746.
2026-04-30 House Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1067.
2026-04-30 House Signed by Governor. H.J. 1067.

Vote Summaries

Date Chamber Vote Type
Total
By Party
Classification
Yea Nay NV Absent D Yea D Nay R Yea R Nay
2026-02-26 House Floor Passage 66 24 0 10 4 24 62 0 Bipartisan Support
2026-03-24 Senate Floor Passage 33 13 0 4 3 12 30 1 Bipartisan Support and Opposition

Individual Votes

Floor Passage

Party Yea Nay Absent
D 4 24 5
R 62 0 5
vote_text name party district
Nay J.D. Scholten D HD-001
Yea Robert Henderson R HD-002
Absent Thomas Jeneary R HD-003
Yea Skyler Wheeler R HD-004
Yea Zachary Dieken R HD-005
Yea Megan Hess Jones R HD-006
Yea Wendy Larson R HD-007
Yea Ann Meyer R HD-008
Yea Henry Stone R HD-009
Yea John Wills R HD-010
Yea Craig Williams R HD-011
Yea Steven Holt R HD-012
Yea Travis Sitzmann R HD-013
Yea Jacob Bossman R HD-014
Absent Matt Windschitl R HD-015
Yea David Sieck R HD-016
Yea Devon Wood R HD-017
Yea Tom Moore R HD-018
Yea Brent Siegrist R HD-019
Nay Josh Turek D HD-020
Yea Brooke Boden R HD-021
Yea Samantha Fett R HD-022
Yea Ray Sorensen R HD-023
Yea Sam Wengryn R HD-024
Yea Hans Wilz R HD-025
Yea Austin Harris R HD-026
Yea Kenan Judge D HD-027
Yea David Young R HD-028
Nay Brian Meyer D HD-029
Nay Megan Srinivas D HD-030
Nay Mary Madison D HD-031
Nay Jennifer Konfrst D HD-032
Nay Ruth Ann Gaines D HD-033
Nay Rob Johnson D HD-034
Absent Sean Bagniewski D HD-035
Yea Austin Baeth D HD-036
Yea Barb Kniff McCulla R HD-037
Yea Jon Dunwell R HD-038
Nay Rick Olson D HD-039
Yea Bill Gustoff R HD-040
Yea Ryan Weldon R HD-041
Nay Heather Matson D HD-042
Absent Eddie Andrews R HD-043
Nay Larry McBurney D HD-044
Yea Brian Lohse R HD-045
Yea Dan Gehlbach R HD-046
Yea Carter Nordman R HD-047
Yea Chad Behn R HD-048
Nay Beth Wessel-Kroeschell D HD-049
Nay Ross Wilburn D HD-050
Yea Brett Barker R HD-051
Yea David Blom R HD-052
Yea Dean Fisher R HD-053
Yea Joshua Meggers R HD-054
Yea Shannon Latham R HD-055
Yea Mark Thompson R HD-056
Yea Pat Grassley R HD-057
Yea Charley Thomson R HD-058
Yea Christian Hermanson R HD-059
Yea Jane Bloomingdale R HD-060
Absent Timi Brown-powers D HD-061
Absent Jerome Amos D HD-062
Yea Michael Bergan R HD-063
Yea Jason Gearhart R HD-064
Yea Shannon Lundgren R HD-065
Yea Steven Bradley R HD-066
Yea Craig Johnson R HD-067
Yea Chad Ingels R HD-068
Yea Tom Determann R HD-069
Yea Norlin Mommsen R HD-070
Absent Lindsay James D HD-071
Yea Jennifer Smith R HD-072
Yea Elizabeth Wilson D HD-073
Nay Eric Gjerde D HD-074
Nay Bob Kressig D HD-075
Yea Derek Wulf R HD-076
Nay Jeff Cooling D HD-077
Nay Angel Ramirez D HD-078
Nay Tracy Ehlert D HD-079
Nay Aime Wichtendahl D HD-080
Yea Daniel Gosa D HD-081
Yea Bobby Kaufmann R HD-082
Yea Cindy Golding R HD-083
Yea Thomas Gerhold R HD-084
Absent Amy Nielsen D HD-085
Nay Dave Jacoby D HD-086
Absent Jeff Shipley R HD-087
Yea Helena Hayes R HD-088
Nay Elinor Levin D HD-089
Nay Adam Zabner D HD-090
Yea Judd Lawler R HD-091
Yea Heather Hora R HD-092
Yea Gary Mohr R HD-093
Yea Mike Vondran R HD-094
Yea Taylor Collins R HD-095
Yea Mark Cisneros R HD-096
Nay Ken Croken D HD-097
Nay Monica Kurth D HD-098
Absent Matthew Rinker R HD-099
Yea Blaine Watkins R HD-100

Floor Passage

Party Yea Nay Absent
D 3 12 2
R 30 1 2
vote_text name party district
Yea Catelin Drey D SD-001
Yea Jeff Taylor R SD-002
Yea Lynn Evans R SD-003
Yea Tim Kraayenbrink R SD-004
Absent Dave Rowley R SD-005
Yea Jason Schultz R SD-006
Yea Kevin Alons R SD-007
Yea Mark Costello R SD-008
Yea Tom Shipley R SD-009
Yea Dan Dawson R SD-010
Absent Julian Garrett R SD-011
Yea Amy Sinclair R SD-012
Yea Cherielynn Westrich R SD-013
Absent Sarah Trone Garriott D SD-014
Nay Tony Bisignano D SD-015
Nay Renee Hardman D SD-016
Yea Izaah Knox D SD-017
Nay Janet Petersen D SD-018
Yea Ken Rozenboom R SD-019
Yea Mike Pike R SD-020
Yea Mike Bousselot R SD-021
Nay Matt Blake D SD-022
Yea Jack Whitver R SD-023
Yea Jesse Green R SD-024
Nay Herman Quirmbach D SD-025
Yea Kara Warme R SD-026
Yea Annette Sweeney R SD-027
Yea Dennis Guth R SD-028
Yea Sandy Salmon R SD-029
Nay Doug Campbell R SD-030
Nay William Dotzler D SD-031
Yea Mike Klimesh R SD-032
Yea Carrie Koelker R SD-033
Yea Daniel Zumbach R SD-034
Yea Mike Zimmer D SD-035
Nay Thomas Townsend D SD-036
Nay Molly Donahue D SD-037
Yea Dave Sires R SD-038
Nay Liz Bennett D SD-039
Nay Art Staed D SD-040
Yea Kerry Gruenhagen R SD-041
Yea Charlie McClintock R SD-042
Absent Zach Wahls D SD-043
Yea Adrian Dickey R SD-044
Nay Janice Weiner D SD-045
Yea Dawn Driscoll R SD-046
Yea Scott Webster R SD-047
Yea Mark Lofgren R SD-048
Nay Cindy Winckler D SD-049
Yea Jeff Reichman R SD-050
Client Declaration Last Updated
Animal Legal Defense Fund Against Mar 27, 2026
Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers Against Mar 1, 2026
Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club Against Feb 19, 2026
Iowa Environmental Council Against Feb 18, 2026
League of Women Voters of Iowa Against Feb 24, 2026
Agribusiness Association of Iowa For Feb 17, 2026
American Petroleum Institute For Apr 24, 2026
FUELIowa (PMCI) For Feb 24, 2026
Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) For Feb 19, 2026
Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice For Feb 24, 2026
Iowa Cattlemen's Association For Feb 18, 2026
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation For Feb 17, 2026
Iowa Pork Producers Association For Feb 17, 2026
Iowa Propane Gas Association For Feb 17, 2026
Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRF) For Feb 20, 2026
Iowa State Dairy Association For Feb 24, 2026
POET, LLC For Feb 17, 2026
VALOR Iowa For Feb 19, 2026
Iowa Association for Justice Undecided Feb 25, 2026
Iowa Insurance Associates Undecided Feb 28, 2026
Iowa State Bar Association Undecided Feb 22, 2026 
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