US EditionIowa House Pushes for Special Session to Override Reynolds' Veto of Eminent Domain Bill
IOWA, JUN 16 – The Iowa House secured 70 signatures, surpassing the two-thirds threshold needed to call a special session to override the governor's veto protecting landowners from eminent domain.
- Last week, Governor Kim Reynolds vetoed House File 639, a bill restricting eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines in Iowa.
- The veto followed years of debate and opposition between landowners seeking property protections and proponents worried about economic impacts.
- House Speaker Pat Grassley announced that 70 House members signed a petition to call a special legislative session to override the veto.
- Reynolds stated the bill sets a 'troubling precedent' threatening Iowa’s energy reliability, economy, and reputation for business investment.
- The effort to override the veto faces challenges, including likely lack of Republican Senate support, but landowners remain committed to the issue ahead of 2026 elections.
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Collins, Watkins join petition to override Reynolds veto of HF639
(DES MOINES) -- The Iowa House of Representatives, led by House Speaker Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford), have successfully secured 70 signatures on a petition to convene a special legislative session to override Governor Kim Reynolds' veto of House File 639.…
Iowa House Republicans clear hurdle to call for special session to override governor’s veto on eminent domain bill - The Daily Iowan
Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley announced Tuesday that House Republican leadership had cleared a large hurdle in their effort to overturn Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ June 11 veto on an eminent domain bill. Grassley’s office said that 70 lawmakers had signed onto the petition to call a special session, more than a two-thirds majority required by Iowa’s Constitution. However, Republican leaders in the Iowa Senate are uninterested in calling a special…
The Quad-City Times
Iowa House has the signatures to override Gov. Reynolds’ eminent domain veto
While enough Iowa House members have signed a petition to override the veto, the lack of interest from Republican leaders in the Senate means a special session is unlikely.
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