Landowners gathered in the rotunda of the Iowa Capitol on Jan. 13, 2026 to pray ahead of lobbying lawmakers to prohibit eminent domain. During a subcommittee meeting held two hours ahead of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ annual Condition of the State address, landowners, pipeline companies, agricultural associations and unions provided testimony on House Study Bill 507, which would prohibit the use of eminent domain for building carbon capture pipelines. After a five-year debate in the legislature over bala