HF 191 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere.

HF 191 prohibits the intentional emission of air contaminants within Iowa for the purpose of deliberately altering temperature, weather, or sunlight intensity (geoengineering). It directly affects any entity or individual conducting such emissions in the state, overriding conflicting existing laws. The bill requires the Environmental Protection Commission to adopt implementing rules, including emergency rules for immediate enforcement. Key mechanisms include a clear prohibition on weather-modification emissions and a mandate for the Commission to develop specific regulations under existing rulemaking procedures. The bill focuses solely on preventing intentional atmospheric manipulation, not general air pollution control.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Mar 12, 2025
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Total actions
7
Key actions
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Committee
6
Mar 12, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 927.
legislature
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 11. Nays, 5. Excused, 1.
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 5, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2025 12:00PM RM 102.
legislature
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Wengryn, Croken and Johnson, C.
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Environmental Protection.
lower
23 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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