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Relating to sanctions on intervenors in contested cases before the Iowa utilities commission
Sponsored by Rep. Eddie Andrews (R), Rep. Mark Cisneros (R), Rep. Zach Dieken (R), Rep. Samantha Fett (R), Rep. Dean Fisher (R), Rep. Jason Gearhart (R), Rep. Thomas Gerhold (R), Rep. Cindy Golding (R), Rep. Helena Hayes (R), Rep. Bob Henderson (R), Rep. Steven C. Holt (R), Rep. Thomas M. Jeneary (R), Rep. Judd Lawler (R), Rep. Jeff Shipley (R), Rep. Jennifer J. Smith (R), Rep. Mark I. Thompson (R), Rep. Charley Thomson (R), Rep. Sam Wengryn (R), Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2025
- Done: House committeeMarch 6, 2025
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 923
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 923 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 923 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The Iowa utilities commission would be stopped from punishing people who join legal cases unless those people are being dishonest or breaking the law on purpose. To issue a punishment, the commission must also prove that the person's actions caused the commission to lose more than $500.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to sanctions on intervenors in contested cases before the Iowa utilities commission. The bill prohibits the commission from threatening or imposing sanctions on an intervenor unless the commission determines the intervenor was knowingly dishonest or in violation of a criminal statute and caused actual, quantifiable injury to the commission in excess of $500.
House subcommittee
Named February 11, 2025. On February 19, 2025 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
5 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 19, 2025 (5) · on the Legislature’s site