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

HSB 522: Relating to electric utility resource planning

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

What it does

This bill relates to electric utility resource planning for rate-regulated utilities. The bill requires a rate-regulated public utility seeking ratemaking principles to provide support of reasonability with an electric utility resource plan that has been updated within months of filing an application. The bill requires rate-regulated electric utilities to file a resource plan at least once every three years. _____ plan must consider all reasonable resources by the utility for meeting the probable future demand for energy, including supply resources and conservation and management of demand to meet the utility’s probable future demand over 5-year and 20-year horizons.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 14, 2026

  • Rep. Charley Thomson (R) · charley.thomson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D) · sean.bagniewski@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Kenan Judge (D) · kenan.judge@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Hans C. Wilz (R) · hans.wilz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. David E. Young (R) · david.young@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. January 13, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Commerce committee
  2. January 13, 2026House subcommittee named: Thomson, C., Judge, Wilz and H
  3. January 14, 2026House subcommittee named: Thomson, C., Bagniewski, Judge, Wilz, H. and Young
  4. February 11, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/HSB522