(DES MOINES) -- On Wednesday, May 14th, Speaker Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford) signed House File 639, a bill to protect private property rights. 

On March 26th, 2025, Rep. Steve Holt (R-Crawford) ran House File 639 on the House Floor. A bill containing a number of policies aimed at protecting Iowa landowners from the threat of Eminent Domain, House File 639 passed the House with bipartisan support. 

"Landowner rights will always be a priority for the Iowa House Republicans," said Grassley. "This is a huge win for private property rights. Thank you to those who didn't give up and who continued to make their voices heard."

Speaker Grassley signed this bill within minutes of receiving it from the Legislative Service Agency. As a House File, he was the first to sign the bill. It has been sent to the Senate President to sign, and then to the Governor’s desk.

HF 639 passed the Iowa House with a vote of 85-10.

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Speaker Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford) signs House File 639 in the

Supreme Court Chamber of the Iowa Capitol on Wednesday, May 15, 2025.