House Bill Introductions
HF 2001: A bill requiring minimum water efficiency for data centers.
Status: Introduced 1/13, referred to Commerce.
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.
HF 2046: A bill that sets requirements for portable solar generation devices
Status: Introduced 1/14, referred to Commerce.
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.
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. Passed House (64-28) 1/21.
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.
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.
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.
HSB 521: A bill to fund the state load forecasting center.
Status: Introduced 1/13, referred to Commerce.
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.
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.
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.
HSB 629: (companion to SSB 3092) A bill that establishes a Community Solar Garden program.
Status: Introduced 1/28, referred to Commerce 1/28.
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.
HSB 685: A bill that creates enhanced criminal penalties for assaulting or harassing public utility employees and contractors while they're performing their job duties.
Status: Introduced 2/5, referred to Public Safety 2/5.
HSB 692: A bill that establishes statewide standards for local regulation of renewable energy facilities.
Status: Introduced 2/5, referred to Commerce 2/5.