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Relating to sanctions on intervenors in contested cases before the Iowa utilities commission
Sponsored by the House Judiciary (companion To Sf 228 By Salmon) Committee, 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
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- 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 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. 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 caught being dishonest or breaking the law. To issue a penalty, 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.
5 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 19, 2025 (5) · on the Legislature’s site