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
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
6
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
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ann Meyer
RRepublican
P
Bill Gustoff
RRepublican
P
Brooke Boden
RRepublican
P
Bubba Sorensen
RRepublican
P
Carter Nordman
RRepublican
P
Charley Thomson
RRepublican
P
Cindy Golding
RRepublican
P
Craig Williams
RRepublican
P
Dan Gehlbach
RRepublican
P
David Sieck
RRepublican
P
David Young
RRepublican
P
Devon Wood
RRepublican
P
Eddie Andrews
RRepublican
P
Helena Hayes
RRepublican
P
Jeff Shipley
RRepublican
P
Jennifer Smith
RRepublican
P
Mark Cisneros
RRepublican
P
Mark Thompson
RRepublican
P
Sam Wengryn
RRepublican
P
Samantha Fett
RRepublican
P
Skyler Wheeler
RRepublican
P
Travis Sitzmann
RRepublican
P
Zach Dieken
RRepublican
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