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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2460: Directing the office of the chief information officer and the Iowa economic development authority to jointly conduct a feasibility study relating to internet exchange points

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 directs the office of the chief information officer and the Iowa economic development authority to jointly conduct a feasibility study relating to internet exchange points. The bill requires the office and the authority to assess a timeline to construct and install an internet exchange point, internet exchange point construction and installation costs, internet exchange point maintenance requirements, internet exchange point maintenance costs, internet exchange point upgrade costs, upgrades recommended to be performed on an internet exchange point, and the optimum number of internet exchange points for the state. The bill requires the office and the authority to submit a report containing their findings and recommendations to the general assembly by December 15, 2022.

Sponsors

Information Technology committee

Cost

Cost: up to $250,000

The estimated cost for OCIO to retain a third-party consultant for the study is $250,000. The estimated cost for the IEDA in FY 2023 is approximately $59,000 for the length of the study. 5 FTE position for an Economic Development Specialist 2 position. Funding…

House subcommittee · named January 19, 2022

  • Rep. Ray Sorensen (R) · ray.sorensen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Liz Bennett (D) · liz.bennett@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Jeff Shipley (R) · jeff.shipley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 4 against

For: Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities

Against: Iowa Cable and Telecommunications Association; Iowa Communications Alliance; Mediacom Communications Corporation; Taxpayers Protection Alliance

In plain words

  1. January 19, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Information Technology committee · as HSB 556
  2. January 19, 2022House subcommittee named: Sorensen, Bennett and Shipley · as HSB 556
  3. February 10, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 556
  4. February 15, 2022Approved by the House committee · as HSB 556
  5. February 15, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2460 · as HSB 556
  6. February 18, 2022Filed in the House
  7. February 22, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2460