Iowa 91th General Assembly Status: To Executive

HSB693 — A bill for an act providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emission.

Last action — Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 303.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 09, 2026. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on February 16, 2026.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

A bill for an act providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emission.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

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Action History

  1. Withdrawn. S.J. 632.

  2. HF 2527 substituted. S.J. 631.

  3. Amendment S-5059 adopted. S.J. 631.

  4. Deferred. S.J. 623.

  5. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 600.

  6. Amendment S-5059 filed. S.J. 478.

  7. Attached to HF 2527. S.J. 423.

  8. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 361.

  9. Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 355.

  10. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2427.

  11. Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

  12. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 12:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.

  13. Subcommittee: Shipley, Costello, and Knox.

  14. Introduced, referred to Agriculture.

  15. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2527.

  16. Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 3. H.J. 265.

  17. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 265.

  18. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  19. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/10/2026 8:30AM RM 102.

  20. Subcommittee: Wulf, Sitzmann and Srinivas. H.J. 237.

  21. Introduced, referred to Agriculture. H.J. 235.

  22. Summary of Legislation

  23. Acts Chapter 1061

  24. Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)

  25. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1067.

  26. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1067.

  27. Message from Senate. H.J. 746.

  28. Immediate message. S.J. 632.

  29. Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 13. S.J. 631.

  30. Substituted for SF 2427. S.J. 631.

  31. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 600.

  32. Read first time, attached to SF 2427. S.J. 423.

  33. Message from House. S.J. 423.

  34. Immediate message. H.J. 460.

  35. Explanation of vote. H.J. 484.

  36. Passed House, yeas 66, nays 24. H.J. 441.

  37. Amendment H-8052 lost. H.J. 440.

  38. Amendment H-8031 adopted. H.J. 440.

  39. Amendment H-8052 filed. H.J. 436.

  40. Amendment H-8031 filed. H.J. 414.

  41. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 303.

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Subjects

civil-rights environment
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Frequently asked questions

What does HSB693 do?
A bill for an act providing a limitation on civil or criminal liability for any alleged actual or potential effect on climate caused wholly or partly by a greenhouse gas emission.
Who sponsors HSB693?
HSB693 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE.
What is the current status of HSB693?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 09, 2026. It awaits signature.
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