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SENATE FILE 2490 Signed by Governor

Oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information, pooling orders, negotiation of surface damage, imposition and distribution of a tax, and jurisdiction, and providing civil penalties

Sponsor   Senate Ways & Means Committee Effective   07/01/2026 Formerly   SF 2449, SF 546, SF 268 Last action   NOBA: Final — June 2, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

14 declarations filed on this bill
● 1 For ● 4 Against ● 9 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 6 related bills
HF 843 Oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information, and pooling orders
Passed committee
HSB 194 Oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information, and pooling orders.(See HF 843.)
Passed committee
SF 2449 Oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information, and pooling orders
Passed committee
SF 268 Oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information, and pooling orders.(See SF 546, SF 2449, SF 2490.)
Passed committee
SF 546 Oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information, and pooling orders
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Apr 14, 2026 Senate Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. S.J. 787.
Apr 14, 2026 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 788.
Apr 15, 2026 Senate Referred to Appropriations. S.J. 789.
Apr 15, 2026 Senate Subcommittee: Bousselot, Blake, et al.. S.J. 806.
Apr 15, 2026 Senate Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 806.
Apr 16, 2026 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 15. S.J. 815.
Apr 16, 2026 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 816.
Apr 16, 2026 House Message from Senate. H.J. 933.
Apr 16, 2026 House NOBA: Senate Floor
Apr 20, 2026 House Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 935.
Apr 16, 2026 House NOBA: Senate Full Approps
Apr 20, 2026 House Subcommittee: Wulf, Meggers and Wilson. H.J. 951.
Apr 20, 2026 House Subcommittee Meeting: 04/21/2026 8:00AM RM 102.
Apr 21, 2026 House Subcommittee recommends passage.
Apr 21, 2026 House Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 974.
Apr 21, 2026 House Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 5. Excused, 1. H.J. 975.
Apr 21, 2026 House Placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 975.
Apr 30, 2026 House Amendment H-8450 filed. H.J. 1068.
May 2, 2026 House Amendment H-8450 withdrawn. H.J. 1125.
May 2, 2026 House Amendment H-8477, yeas 25, nays 61, filed, lost. H.J. 1125.
May 2, 2026 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 1159.
May 2, 2026 House Amendment H-8476 filed, adopted. H.J. 1126.
May 2, 2026 House Amendment H-8474 filed, adopted. H.J. 1126.
May 2, 2026 House Amendment H-8475 filed, adopted. H.J. 1126.
May 2, 2026 House Passed House, yeas 65, nays 21. H.J. 1126.
May 2, 2026 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 1159.
May 2, 2026 House Immediate message. H.J. 1127.
May 2, 2026 Senate Message from House, with amendment S-5256. S.J. 990.
May 2, 2026 Senate Senate concurred with S-5256. S.J. 993.
May 2, 2026 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 35, nays 11. S.J. 993.
May 2, 2026 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 994.
May 2, 2026 House Message from Senate. H.J. 1131.
May 18, 2026 Senate Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028.
Jun 1, 2026 Senate Signed by Governor. S.J. 1033.
Jun 2, 2026 House NOBA: Final

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Apr 16, 2026 Senate Floor Passage Passed 32 15 3 2–14 30–1 Bipartisan Support and Opposition
May 2, 2026 House Amendment Failed 25 61 14 25–0 0–61 Party Line
May 2, 2026 Senate Floor Passage Passed 35 11 4 4–11 31–0 Bipartisan Support
May 2, 2026 House Floor Passage Passed 65 21 14 10–15 55–6 Bipartisan Support and Opposition
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 32 to 15 · Democrats 2 yea, 14 nay · Republicans 30 yea, 1 nay · 3 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Nay
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Absent
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Absent
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Nay
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Nay
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Nay
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Nay
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Nay
31 William Dotzler Democrat Nay
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Nay
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Nay
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Nay
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
40 Art Staed Democrat Nay
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Absent
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Nay
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Yea
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Shall amendment H–8477 be adopted?
Failed 25 to 61 · Democrats 25 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 0 yea, 61 nay · 14 not voting
How each representative voted (100)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Absent
2 Robert Henderson Republican Nay
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Nay
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Absent
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Absent
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Nay
7 Wendy Larson Republican Nay
8 Ann Meyer Republican Nay
9 Henry Stone Republican Nay
10 John Wills Republican Nay
11 Craig Williams Republican Nay
12 Steven Holt Republican Nay
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Nay
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Nay
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Nay
16 David Sieck Republican Nay
17 Devon Wood Republican Nay
18 Tom Moore Republican Nay
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Nay
20 Josh Turek Democrat Absent
21 Brooke Boden Republican Nay
22 Samantha Fett Republican Nay
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Nay
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Nay
25 Hans Wilz Republican Absent
26 Austin Harris Republican Nay
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
28 David Young Republican Nay
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Yea
31 Mary Madison Democrat Absent
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Absent
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Nay
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Nay
39 Rick Olson Democrat Absent
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Nay
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Nay
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Absent
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Yea
45 Brian Lohse Republican Nay
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Nay
47 Carter Nordman Republican Nay
48 Chad Behn Republican Nay
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
51 Brett Barker Republican Nay
52 David Blom Republican Nay
53 Dean Fisher Republican Nay
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Nay
55 Shannon Latham Republican Absent
56 Mark Thompson Republican Nay
57 Pat Grassley Republican Nay
58 Charley Thomson Republican Nay
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Nay
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Nay
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Yea
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Absent
63 Michael Bergan Republican Nay
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Nay
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Nay
66 Steven Bradley Republican Nay
67 Craig Johnson Republican Nay
68 Chad Ingels Republican Nay
69 Tom Determann Republican Nay
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Nay
71 Lindsay James Democrat Absent
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Nay
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Absent
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Nay
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
78 Angel Ramirez Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Yea
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Yea
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Nay
83 Cindy Golding Republican Nay
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Nay
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Yea
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Absent
88 Helena Hayes Republican Nay
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Yea
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
91 Judd Lawler Republican Nay
92 Heather Hora Republican Nay
93 Gary Mohr Republican Nay
94 Mike Vondran Republican Nay
95 Taylor Collins Republican Nay
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Nay
97 Ken Croken Democrat Yea
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Nay
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Nay
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 35 to 11 · Democrats 4 yea, 11 nay · Republicans 31 yea, 0 nay · 4 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Nay
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Absent
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Absent
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Nay
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Nay
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Nay
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Nay
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Nay
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Absent
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
40 Art Staed Democrat Nay
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Absent
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Nay
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Yea
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 65 to 21 · Democrats 10 yea, 15 nay · Republicans 55 yea, 6 nay · 14 not voting
How each representative voted (100)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Absent
2 Robert Henderson Republican Nay
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Absent
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Absent
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Wendy Larson Republican Nay
8 Ann Meyer Republican Yea
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Yea
11 Craig Williams Republican Yea
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Yea
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Yea
16 David Sieck Republican Yea
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
20 Josh Turek Democrat Absent
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Yea
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Absent
26 Austin Harris Republican Yea
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Nay
31 Mary Madison Democrat Absent
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Nay
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Absent
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Nay
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Nay
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Absent
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Nay
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Absent
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Nay
45 Brian Lohse Republican Yea
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Nay
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Nay
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Absent
56 Mark Thompson Republican Yea
57 Pat Grassley Republican Yea
58 Charley Thomson Republican Nay
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Yea
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Nay
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Absent
63 Michael Bergan Republican Yea
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Yea
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Yea
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Absent
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Absent
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Nay
76 Derek Wulf Republican Yea
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
78 Angel Ramirez Democrat Nay
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Nay
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Nay
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Nay
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Yea
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Absent
88 Helena Hayes Republican Nay
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Nay
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
91 Judd Lawler Republican Yea
92 Heather Hora Republican Yea
93 Gary Mohr Republican Yea
94 Mike Vondran Republican Yea
95 Taylor Collins Republican Yea
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Nay
97 Ken Croken Democrat Nay
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
Good Energy Holdings Against Apr 16, 2026
Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club Against Apr 15, 2026
Landus Cooperative Against Apr 21, 2026
United States Hydrogen Alliance Against May 1, 2026
Koloma For Apr 15, 2026
BNSF Railway Co. Undecided Apr 15, 2026
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Undecided Apr 15, 2026
City of Cedar Rapids Undecided Apr 16, 2026
Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives Undecided Apr 15, 2026
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Undecided Apr 15, 2026
Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants Undecided Apr 15, 2026
Iowa Soybean Association Undecided Apr 17, 2026
The Nature Conservancy Undecided Apr 15, 2026
Urban County Coalition Undecided Apr 16, 2026
Date Time Type Description Location
Apr 21, 2026 10:00 AM Hearing House Ways and Means Committee RM 102
Apr 21, 2026 8:00 AM Hearing House Ways and Means Subcommittee RM 102