US EditionIowa House GOP Proposes Banning Eminent Domain for Carbon Pipelines
House Study Bill 507 aims to protect Iowa landowners by banning eminent domain for carbon pipelines after a prior veto, with the Judiciary Subcommittee advancing it this session.
- House Judiciary Subcommittee advanced House Study Bill 507 on Tuesday after it was filed at the start of the 2026 legislative session to ban eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines.
- Iowa landowners and property-rights advocates argue the bill protects private property by barring eminent domain for carbon pipelines they say are private enterprises, not public use.
- Summit Carbon Solutions opposes the bill, with Brittany Lumley saying, `There are hundreds of billions of dollars of oil in Wyoming and over a trillion in North Dakota that will never be recovered without our carbon product.`
- Property-Rights advocates lobbied lawmakers and gathered to pray in the Iowa State Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday, while members of the public spoke for and against the bill during the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing.
- Last year, Gov. Reynolds vetoed a similar bill, and the issue resurfaced after last session's legislative efforts, making it a priority for 2026.
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Landowners start year 5 of protesting against use of eminent domain for pipeline
DES MOINES, Iowa — On Tuesday, Iowa landowners demonstrated in support of a new bill proposed this week that would prohibit the use of eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines. The bill was introduced by a House Judiciary subcommittee and was authored by Chairman Representative Steven Holt of Denison. Last year, the issue of eminent [...]
Pipeline bill advances in first week of Iowa legislative session
A bill that would ban the use of eminent domain for pipelines carrying carbon dioxide has cleared an Iowa House subcommittee. The bill is similar to a South Dakota law and would not allow Summit Carbon Solutions to use the government’s eminent domain authority to seize land along the pipeline route. Kathy Carter owns land […]
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Sioux City JournalIowa House lawmakers consider bill prohibiting use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines
During a subcommittee meeting Tuesday, testimony was provided on a bill to prohibit the use of eminent domain for building carbon capture pipelines.
Iowa lawmakers advance eminent domain ban, with advocate support
DES MOINES — About 50 advocates gathered outside of the Iowa House and Senate Tuesday to advocate for restrictions on eminent domain; hours later, legislators advanced an eminent domain ban. The carbon capture pipeline project, proposed in January 2022 by Summit Carbon Solutions, a private company dedicated to constructing the pipelines, has faced intense backlash from property rights advocates and has been divisive among state Republicans. Ti…
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