Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF240: A BILL FOR An Act relating to insurance requirements for the granting of a hazardous liquid pipeline permit
Status: In committee, February 28, 2025
An Act relating to insurance requirements for the granting of a hazardous liquid pipeline permit.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to insurance requirements for the granting of a hazardous liquid pipeline permit.
From the introduced text, February 6, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to insurance requirements for the granting of a hazardous liquid pipeline permit. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2334YH (3) sb/js H.F. Section 1. NEW SECTION. 479B.13A Insurance requirements for permittee. 1. In addition to the requirements of section 479B.13, before a permit is granted under this chapter, the applicant shall provide to the commission evidence of an appropriate surety or insurance policy to ensure the payment of all damages resulting from the construction and operation of the hazardous liquid pipeline. The surety or insurance policy must be sufficient to indemnify fully all of the following: a. Any loss arising from or related to any negligent or intentional discharge of content from the pipeline. b. Any injury, including diminution of value of real property, to affected properties due to the construction of the pipeline or the accidental or intentional discharge of content. c. The inability for a person to obtain insurance, or the increased costs for a person to obtain or renew insurance, due to the presence or construction of the pipeline. 2. If any person is unable to obtain insurance, or experiences increased costs to obtain or renew insurance, as a result of the presence or construction of the pipeline, the pipeline owner shall either purchase …
Sponsors
- Charley Thomson (R, 58) · primary sponsor
- Eddie Andrews (R, 43)
- Helena Hayes (R, 88)
- Mark Thompson (R, 56)
- Robert Henderson (R, 2)
- Tom Shipley (R, 9)
- Zachary Dieken (R, 5)
- Cindy Golding (R, 83)
- Dean Fisher (R, 53)
- Thomas Gerhold (R, 84)
- Mark Cisneros (R, 96)
- Samantha Fett (R, 22)
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 871 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 639 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 1. H.J. 433 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 433 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/20/2025 7:30AM RM 19.
- : Subcommittee: Holt, Lawler and Meyer, B. H.J. 290 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 257 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 433 . (February 25, 2025): 20 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: insurance, hazardous liquid pipelines
Common questions
- What is HF240?
- HF240 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to insurance requirements for the granting of a hazardous liquid pipeline permit.
- What does HF240 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to insurance requirements for the granting of a hazardous liquid pipeline permit.
- What is the status of HF240?
- In committee as of February 28, 2025. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 871 . (March 31, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF240?
- Charley Thomson (R, 58), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF240?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0240&ga=91
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