Bills › 88th General Assembly

HF 487Signed by Governor · March 25, 2019

Related to installations of certain wireless telecommunications infrastructure in the state, and including effective date provisions. Effective 3-25-19

Sponsored by the House Public Safety Committee

Topics:Public safety & emergenciesBroadband

Same legislation: HSB 155, SSB 1195, SF 560

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 21, 2019
  2. Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
  3. Done: House committeeMarch 11, 2019
  4. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 11, 201974–20
  5. Done: Senate committeeMarch 11, 2019
  6. Done: Passes the SenateMarch 14, 201938–10
  7. Done: To the GovernorMarch 25, 2019
  8. Done: Signed into lawMarch 25, 2019

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to installations of certain wireless telecommunications infrastructure in Iowa pursuant to Code chapter 8C. Code chapter 8C, the “Iowa Cell Siting Act”, provides uniform rules and limitations for installations of wireless telecommunications infrastructure in the state, including rules related to applications for such installations. The bill provides that an authority, or governing body authorized to make decisions relative to an application, shall not reject an application for the installation of a tower or transmission equipment in the unincorporated area of a county with a population of less than 15,000, except for on certain residential or historical property, upon written confirmation from the statewide interoperable communications system board, that the tower or equipment is intended to be installed and used as part of the state plan approved under specified federal law for the deployment of the nationwide public safety broadband network or radio access network.

Read the full explanation

The bill includes by reference definitions for “nationwide public safety broadband network” and “radio access network”. The bill takes effect upon enactment and is repealed two years after the effective date of the bill.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed1

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§8C.3

How the Code works2

Lobbying

8 for · 5 against · 24 undecided · Who →

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