89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
HF 2324: Establishing a satellite internet grant program
Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill creates a satellite internet grant program under the office of the chief information officer to provide broadband connection to Iowans with limited or nonexistent internet connectivity. The bill defines “initial hardware costs” to mean manufacturing and equipment costs generated from accessing a satellite. The bill defines “satellite” to mean an electronic infrastructure orbiting the earth at atmospheric altitudes between 200 kilometers and 2,000 kilometers that facilitates broadband service.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named February 15, 2022
- Rep. Ray Sorensen (R) · ray.sorensen@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Holly Brink (R)
- Rep. Dave Williams (D)
Lobbying · 0 for, 3 against
Against: Iowa Cable and Telecommunications Association; Iowa Communications Alliance; Windstream Communications Corporation
In plain words
- February 10, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Information Technology committee
- February 15, 2022House subcommittee named: Sorensen, Brink and Williams
- February 16, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2324