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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2534: Relating to wind turbine inspections and the creation of a legislative wind energy consulting committee

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to wind turbine inspections and the creation of a legislative wind energy consulting committee. The bill requires a wind turbine in the state to be inspected annually by standards identified by the Iowa utilities board (board). Inspections may be completed by a third party, but the owner or operator of the wind turbine is responsible for reporting that the inspection occurred in compliance with the standards identified by the board. An inspection shall take place within days of a lightning storm or high-wind event near the wind turbine.

Sponsors

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Cost

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In plain words

  1. February 15, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Commerce committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2534