Providing for a study relating to the discontinuation of coal for electricity production in the state

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 29, 2019
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 5, 2019
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requires the Iowa utilities board to conduct a study assessing the economic impact of discontinuing coal use for electricity production in Iowa by 2035. The board shall conduct contested case proceedings of rate-regulated electric utilities that use coal and shall assume that future production needs are met through renewable sources, compared to coal and other nonrenewable sources. The board shall submit a report, including its findings and recommendations, to the general assembly and the governor by July 1, 2021.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named February 5, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Waylon Brown R
• Sen. Joe Bolkcom D
• Sen. Zach Nunn R

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