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SSB 1217
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedApril 11, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeApril 12, 2023
- Done: Senate committeeApril 24, 2023
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 573
- Skipped: House committee
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 19, 2023
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 573 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 573 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If a company wants to build aboveground merchant lines using eminent domain, they must get approval from the Iowa utilities board within three years. If the board does not approve the request during that time, the petition will be rejected. Currently, this three-year limit only applies to certain types of lines, but this change would specifically target aboveground ones.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to merchant line franchise petition requirements. The bill specifies that if a proposed aboveground merchant line involving the use of eminent domain fails to be approved by the Iowa utilities board within three years following the submission of the franchise’s petition, the board shall reject the petition. Current law does not restrict this provision to aboveground merchant lines.
Changed since by amendments S-3188, S-3184, H-1248; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named April 12, 2023. On April 19, 2023 it recommended amendment and passage. [].
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