Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2173: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere, including prohibitions and reporting requirements, and providing penalties
Status: In committee, February 19, 2026
An Act relating to the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere, including prohibitions and reporting requirements, and providing penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere, including prohibitions and reporting requirements, and providing penalties.
From the introduced text, January 27, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere, including prohibitions and reporting requirements, and providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6061HH (3) sb/js H.F. 2173 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 330.25 Weather engineering devices. 1. For purposes of this section: a. "Aircraft" means a powered or unpowered machine or device capable of atmospheric transportation, except a parachute or other such device used primarily as safety equipment. b. "Department" means the department of transportation. 2. By the first day of each month beginning October 1, 2026, all airport commissions, local authorities, or any other entity who operates an airport open to public use shall report to the department, using a method determined by the department, all of the following: a. The physical presence of any aircraft located on an airport open to public use, equipped with any part, component, device, or the like that may be used to support the intentional emission, injection, release, or dispersion of air contaminants into the atmosphere within the borders of this state when such emission, injection, release, or dispersion occurs for the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, climate, or the intensity of sunlight. b. The landing, takeoff, stopover, or refueling of an aircraft equipped with a part, component, …
Sponsors
- Tom Shipley (R, 9) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 614 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2640 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 9. Nays, 4. Excused, 4. H.J. 334 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 334 .
- : Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/05/2026 12:30PM RM 304.
- : Subcommittee: Wengryn, Johnson, C. and Madison. H.J. 178 .
- : Introduced, referred to Environmental Protection. H.J. 157 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 334 . (February 18, 2026): 9 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: pollution, air, air quality
Common questions
- What is HF2173?
- HF2173 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere, including prohibitions and reporting requirements, and providing penalties.
- What does HF2173 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere, including prohibitions and reporting requirements, and providing penalties.
- What is the status of HF2173?
- In committee as of February 19, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 614 . (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2173?
- Tom Shipley (R, 9).
- Where is the official record for HF2173?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2173&ga=91
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