US Edition"You will be escorted out" Tempers flare as Senate adjourns without eminent domain vote
- On May 9, 2025, the Iowa Senate adjourned without debating eminent domain legislation related to Summit Carbon Solutions' proposed CO2 pipeline in Des Moines.
- This adjournment followed years of legislative debate and growing tensions over property rights amid a divided Senate and lobbying by both pipeline supporters and opponents.
- Supporters argue the 2,500-mile pipeline will boost Iowa's ethanol industry, open new markets for low-carbon fuels, and raise farm incomes, while opponents claim eminent domain use threatens private property rights and causes significant personal hardship.
- Twelve Republican senators pledged to withhold their votes on spending legislation until the Senate schedules a vote on the property rights bill previously approved by the House, while activists protested loudly with chants of "Shame!" after the Senate adjourned without debating the measure.
- The unresolved eminent domain issue threatens the timely passage of the state budget and reflects ongoing conflict surrounding carbon capture projects and property rights in Iowa.
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"You will be escorted out" Tempers flare as Senate adjourns without eminent domain vote
DES MOINES, Iowa -- "You will be escorted out," Senator Amy Sinclair shouted as supporters of the Senate's eminent domain bill chanted 'Shame!' when the Senate adjourned until Monday, on Friday evening. The Senate is waiting to vote on a bill that would block the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines in the state. In 2021, Summit Carbon Solutions announced plans for a carbon pipeline that would cross through multiple states, including Iowa.…
The Quad-City Times
Iowa Senate ends week without debating eminent domain
Activists opposed to the use of eminent domain for a proposed Summit Carbon Solutions CO2 pipeline yelled from the gallery and were admonished by Iowa Senate President Amy Sinclair.
‘Four years and another day’: Senators punt long-awaited eminent domain debate • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Landowners opposed to carbon sequestration pipelines shout at senators for declining to debate an eminent domain bill Friday. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) “Shame, shame, shame,” a red-shirted group chanted from a Senate gallery after a full day waiting for senators to debate a bill impacting carbon sequestration pipelines. A group of landowners has been pushing lawmakers to take up the issue around property rights for four years.…
NE Iowa Publishing
‘Four years and another day’: Senators punt long-awaited eminent domain debate
“Shame, shame, shame,” a red-shirted group chanted from a Senate gallery after a full day waiting for senators to debate a bill impacting carbon sequestration pipelines. A group of landowners has been pushing lawmakers to take up the issue around…
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