House Bill Introductions
HF 2001: A bill requiring minimum water efficiency for data centers.
Status: Introduced 1/13, referred to Commerce. Failed to survive funnel deadline.
HF 2045: A bill requiring an infrastructure cost recovery study of rate regulated utilities by the Office of Consumer Advocate.
Status: Introduced 1/14, referred to Commerce. Failed to survive funnel deadline.
HF 2046: A bill that sets requirements for portable solar generation devices
Status: Introduced 1/14, referred to Commerce. Failed to survive funnel deadline.
HF 2076 (Companion to SF 2056): A bill that changes the cash out of excess kilowatt-hours of distributed generation customers.
Status: Introduced 1/15, referred to Commerce. Failed to survive funnel deadline.
HF 2104 (previously HSB 507): A bill that prohibits the use of eminent domain for carbon oxide pipelines.
Status: Introduced 1/12, referred to Judiciary, passed subcommittee 1/13, passed committee (19-2) 1/14. Passed House (64-28) 1/21. Passed committee (13-5) 1/28.
HF 2105: A bill authorizing a study of excess electrical power generation.
Status: introduced 1/16, referred to Commerce 1/16. Failed to survive funnel deadline.
HF 2181 (Previously HF 304 and HSB 65)(Companion to SSB 1143)(IUC Department bill): A bill that modifies the electric franchise form.
Status: Introduced 1/22/25, referred to Commerce. Passed subcommittee (3-0) 1/14. Passed committee (22-0) 1/21.
HF 2227 (previously HSB 526): A bill establishing land restoration standards following the initial construction of transmission lines.
Status: Introduced 1/13, referred to Commerce. Passed committee (22-0) 1/28.
HF 2228 (Previously HF 736) (companion to SSB 3063): A bill that requires the DOT to coordinate potential highway corridor locations for transmission lines.
Status: Introduced 3/5/25, referred to Commerce. Passed subcommittee (3-0) 1/15. Passed committee (22-0) 1/28.
HF 2229 (previously HSB 513)(IUC Department bill)(Companion to SSB 3053): A bill that creates an executive director position at the Iowa Utilities Commission.
Status: Introduced 1/13, referred to Commerce. Passed committee (22-0) 1/28.
HF 2365 (Companion to SF 2273): A bill that increases regulatory oversight of rate regulated utilities, eliminates automatic rate changes, provides for a resource planning process, and authorizes virtual power plants.
Status: Introduced 2/10, Referred to Commerce 2/10. Passed committee (23-0) 2/18.
HF 2558 (previously HSB 592): A bill that clarifies the use of public bid requirements for construction, equipment, or work relating to an electric generation or transmission project.
Status: Introduced 1/21, referred to State Government. Passed committee (22-0) 2/11. Passed House (89-2) 2/25.
HF 2580 (previously HSB 692): A bill that establishes statewide standards for local regulation of renewable energy facilities.
Status: Introduced 2/5, referred to Commerce 2/5. Passed committee (19-3) 2/16.
HSB 515: (IUC Department bill) (Companion to SSB 3054) A bill prohibiting a public utility furnishing gas or electricity from disconnection during severe hot weather.
Status: Introduced 1/13, referred to Commerce. Failed to survive funnel deadline.
HSB 519: A bill that adds nuclear generation, energy storage, and natural gas peaker plants to advanced ratemaking principles.
Status: Introduced 1/13, referred to Commerce. Failed to survive funnel deadline.
HSB 521: A bill to fund the state load forecasting center.
Status: Introduced 1/13, referred to Commerce. Failed to survive funnel deadline.
HSB 522: A bill establishing a process for electric utility resource plans submitted to the Iowa Utilities Commission.
Status: Introduced 1/13, referred to Commerce. Failed to survive funnel deadline.
HSB 589: A bill that adds electric generation capacity planning to the definition of proprietary information for a city utility.
Status: Introduced: 1/20, referred to Local Government 1/20. Failed to survive funnel deadline.
HSB 629: (companion to SSB 3092) A bill that establishes a Community Solar Garden program.
Status: Introduced 1/28, referred to Commerce 1/28. Passed committee (19-4) 2/18.
HSB 630: A bill that authorizes third-party operators to aggregate customers' distributed energy resources into virtual power plants.
Status: Introduced 1/28, referred to Commerce 1/28. Failed to survive funnel deadline.
HSB 685 (Companion to SSB 3156): A bill to enhance legal protections for public utility workers when they are targeted while performing their job duties.
Status: Introduced 2/5, Referred to Public Safety 2/5. Failed to survive funnel deadline.
HSB 755 (Companion to SF 2301) (IEDA Department bill): A bill that requires a report conducted by ISU that forecasts the probable future growth of electricity use within the state and within the Midwest region.
Status: Introduced 2/25, referred to Ways and Means 2/25.