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Senate · April 16, 2026

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Opening and committee appointments

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22:55 → 23:28(33s)

The presiding officer called the Senate to order and announced conference committee appointments for Senate File 2218; the chair then recognized Senator Klemish (Winneshiek) to call up Senate File 2490.

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Iowa Senate considered and passed multiple bills, including Senate File 2490 (subsurface hydrogen exploration protections and severance tax), concurred with amendments on several House files, and adopted a retirement resolution honoring former Senator Julian Garrett. Multiple senators debated property-rights protections, confidentiality of exploration data, and allocation of revenues.

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