Related to installations of certain wireless telecommunications infrastructure in the state, and including effective date provisions

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedFebruary 21, 2019
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   Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
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   Done: Senate committeeMarch 11, 2019
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   Done: Passes the SenateMarch 14, 201938–10
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   Skipped: House committeeSkipped
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   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 11, 201974–20
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   Done: To the GovernorMarch 25, 2019
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   Done: Signed into lawMarch 25, 2019

HF 487 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 487, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 487 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.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed¹

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