89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
SSB 1217: SSB 1217
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 relates to the construction, ownership, and maintenance of certain electric transmission lines.9, as an entity financing or acquiring an electric power facility pursuant Code chapter 390, 28E, or 28F, which is comprised solely of cities or solely of cities and other political subdivisions.16, subsection 3, any electric utility may submit a franchise application to construct, own, and maintain the electric transmission line.16. Additionally, the bill requires the incumbent electric transmission owner or owners to commence construction of the electric transmission line within months after the date the incumbent electric transmission owner or owners provide to the board an estimate of the cost to construct the electric transmission line, unless otherwise approved by the board.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 22, 2021
- Sen. Craig Steven Williams (R) · craig.williams@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Craig Johnson (R) · craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Zach Wahls (D) · zach.wahls@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 1 for, 4 against
For: Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities
Against: IBEW Iowa State Conference; ITC Midwest; LS Power Midcontinent, LLC; MidAmerican Energy Company
In plain words
- February 22, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee
- February 22, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Williams, Johnson and Wahls
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/SSB1217