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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2583: Relating to emergency planning and coordination for electric transmission line owners, and providing penalties

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to emergency planning and coordination for electric transmission line owners. The bill requires each electric transmission line owner or electric utility to independently develop an emergency response plan and submit the plan to the Iowa utilities commission (commission). The plan must include two designated emergency contacts with 24-hour contact information, procedures for notifying state and local emergency management agencies and neighboring utilities during service interruptions, strategies for staging and mobilization, a summary of mutual aid arrangements, and a methodology for prioritizing restoration of service to essential facilities.

Sponsors

Commerce committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 10, 2026

  • Sen. Annette Sweeney (R) · annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: IBEW Iowa State Conference; Iowa Emergency Management Association; Iowa Environmental Council

In plain words

  1. February 12, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Commerce committee · as HSB 737
  2. February 12, 2026House subcommittee named: Young, Bagniewski and Harris · as HSB 737
  3. February 16, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 737
  4. February 16, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 737
  5. February 16, 2026Committee vote: 22–0 · as HSB 737
  6. February 18, 2026Filed in the House
  7. February 18, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2583 · as HSB 737
  8. March 2, 2026Passed the House, 90–0
  9. March 3, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  10. March 10, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Sweeney, Driscoll and Knox
  11. March 11, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  12. March 19, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  13. March 24, 2026Passed the Senate, 45–0
  14. March 31, 2026Passed the House, 92–0
  15. April 16, 2026Sent to the Governor
  16. April 16, 2026Signed into law

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/91/HF2583