Creating a study committee on advanced air mobility

Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2026
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 16, 2026
Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the House
Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill directs the department of transportation (DOT) to convene a study committee to evaluate whether an advisory committee is necessary to support advanced air mobility planning within Iowa. The study committee must include representatives from state aviation experts, vertical takeoff and landing vehicle experts, conventional takeoff and landing vehicle experts, advanced air mobility industries, the DOT, and other key stakeholders as determined by the study committee members. If the study committee determines that an advisory committee is not necessary, the study committee is required to actively solicit input from industry stakeholders and file a report on advanced air mobility planning with the general assembly on or before January 11, 2027.

Read the full explanation

If the study committee determines that an advisory committee is necessary, the DOT must establish an advisory committee with duties described in the bill, including but not limited to the duty to file a report providing relevant details from the advisory committee’s actions and recommendations with the general assembly on or before January 10, 2028.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named February 16, 2026. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Lobbying

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