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

HF 605: Relating to energy benchmarking requirements for private properties

Signed into law

What it does

This bill prohibits the state building code commissioner, counties, and cities from requiring energy benchmarking requirements for a private property. The bill defines “energy benchmarking” as requiring a decrease in the average energy use of a property or requiring the average energy use of a property to be less than the average energy use of a similarly situated property.

Sponsors

Commerce committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 28, 2023

  • Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Pam Jochum (D)
  • Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 10 for, 5 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; Conlin Properties; Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce; Greater Iowa Apartment Association; Home Builders Association of Iowa; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); Iowa Association of Realtors; Iowa Manufactured Housing Association; Landlords of Iowa; National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB /IA)

Against: American Chemistry Council; Environmental Law and Policy Center; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Environmental Council; Iowa Interfaith Power & Light

In plain words

  1. February 28, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Commerce committee · as HSB 216
  2. February 28, 2023House subcommittee named: Wills, J., Bagniewski, Thomson and C · as HSB 216
  3. March 1, 2023Approved by the House committee · as HSB 216
  4. March 3, 2023Filed in the House
  5. March 3, 2023Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 605 · as HSB 216
  6. March 22, 2023Passed the House, 61–34
  7. March 23, 2023Arrived in the Senate
  8. March 27, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Jochum and Klimesh
  9. March 28, 2023Sent to the Senate State Government committee
  10. March 28, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Jochum and Koelker
  11. March 29, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
  12. March 30, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  13. May 3, 2023Passed the Senate, 31–16
  14. May 9, 2023Sent to the Governor
  15. June 1, 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/HF605