90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 532: Relating to agricultural land restoration for electric transmission lines, making penalties applicable, and including applicability 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 relates to agricultural land restoration for electric transmission lines. The bill provides that a petition submitted to the Iowa utilities board (board) requesting approval to construct, erect, or install an electric transmission line shall include an agricultural land restoration plan (plan). The bill requires the board to adopt rules for the restoration of agricultural land during and after the construction, erection, or installation of an electric transmission line. Rules shall address subject matters relating to rock removal, revegetation, soil, drainage, fence repair, and field entrances.
Sponsors
Commerce committee
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 3 for, 4 against
For: Center for Rural Affairs; Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; Iowa Farmers Union
Against: Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities; MidAmerican Energy Company; Missouri River Energy Services
In plain words
- March 6, 2023Filed in the Senate
- March 6, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
- June 5, 2023Sent to the Senate Commerce committee
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/SF532