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

HF 599: Relating to the regulation of specified gas and electric utilities

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to the regulation of specified gas and electric utilities. The bill provides that electric public utilities having fewer than 10,000 customers and electric cooperative corporations and associations are subject to regulatory action from the Iowa utilities board (board) regarding public utility railroad crossings. The bill removes regulation authority from the board for electric public utilities having fewer than 10,000 customers and electric cooperative corporations and associations regarding pilot projects of the board.

Sponsors

Commerce committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 6 for, 2 against

For: Home Builders Association of Iowa; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities; Missouri River Energy Services; National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB /IA)

Against: Environmental Law and Policy Center; Iowa Environmental Council

In plain words

  1. March 3, 2023Filed in the House
  2. March 14, 2023Passed the House, 64–33
  3. March 15, 2023Arrived in the Senate
  4. April 19, 2023Took the place of SF 535 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  5. April 19, 2023Passed the Senate, 50–0
  6. April 28, 2023Sent to the Governor
  7. April 28, 2023Signed into law

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/HF599