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

HF 601: Relating to rate increase notice requirements for public utilities

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to rate increase notice requirements for public utilities. The bill modifies the date specified public utilities shall notify their customers of a proposed rate or charge increase from to days before the public utility files an application with the Iowa utilities board for the proposed rate or charge increase. The bill provides that a notice relating to rate increase information shall include an estimate of the bill impact for a typical customer, an explanation of the Iowa utilities board’s rate increase review process, and that the customer has a right to file an objection and request a public hearing.

Sponsors

Commerce committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 4 for, 1 against

For: Alliant Energy Corporation; Black Hills Energy; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); MidAmerican Energy Company

Against: Iowa Environmental Council

In plain words

  1. March 3, 2023Filed in the House
  2. March 9, 2023Passed the House, 88–8
  3. March 13, 2023Arrived in the Senate
  4. March 21, 2023Took the place of SF 533 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  5. March 21, 2023Passed the Senate, 42–7
  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/HF601