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

SF 130: Relating to the application for a certificate of franchise authority applicable to the provision of video services and including effective date provisions

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 modifies the definition of “video service” applicable to a competitive video service provider applying for a certificate of franchise authority to provide cable and video services. The bill excludes video programming offered by a provider of direct-to-home satellite services as video service. The bill also excludes digital audio-visual works offered over the internet as video service. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

Sponsors

Commerce committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: AT & T; DIRECTV, LLC; DISH Network, LLC

In plain words

  1. January 25, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. January 25, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. April 17, 2023Withdrawn

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/SF130