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

SF 411: Relating to the regulation of energy sources by counties and cities

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 prohibits a county or city from adopting an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment that limits consumer access to an energy source or that results in the de facto prohibition of the sale or production of an energy source or the related infrastructure necessary to provide consumer access to a specific energy source within the jurisdiction of the county or city. The bill defines “energy source”.

Sponsors

Commerce committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 9, 2024

  • Rep. Charley Thomson (R) · charley.thomson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. John Forbes (D)
  • Rep. John H. Wills (R) · john.wills@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 1 against

For: Associated General Contractors of Iowa; FUELIowa (PMCI); Home Builders Association of Iowa; Iowa Conservative Energy Forum; Iowa Propane Gas Association; KWIK Trip, Inc.; Valero Energy Corporation

Against: Iowa State Association of County Supervisors

In plain words

  1. February 23, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. February 23, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 6, 2023Passed the Senate, 41–6
  4. March 7, 2023Arrived in the House
  5. March 9, 2023House subcommittee named: Thomson, C., Forbes, Wills and J
  6. March 15, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
  7. March 23, 2023Approved by the House committee
  8. January 9, 2024House subcommittee named: Thomson, C., Forbes, Wills and J
  9. March 12, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes

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/SF411