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

SF 2249: Relating to customer classes for large energy use facilities, and including applicability provisions

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 customer classes for large energy use facilities. The bill defines “costs of serving” to include, as applicable, the costs incurred by an electric utility in providing transmission, distribution, energy, capacity, or ancillary electricity services, and any related costs or associated risks with serving a customer class or customer. The bill defines “large energy use facility” as a facility that uses or is able to use megawatts or more and that is primarily engaged in providing a service described under code number 518210 of the North American industry classification system.

Sponsors

Sen. Liz Bennett (D), Sen. Matt Blake (D), Sen. Molly Donahue (D), Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D), Sen. Catelin Drey (D), Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D), Sen. Renee Hardman (D), Sen. Izaah Knox (D), Sen. Janet Petersen (D), Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D), Sen. Art Staed (D), Sen. Zach Wahls (D), Sen. Janice Weiner (D), Sen. Cindy Winckler (D), Sen. Mike Zimmer (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 12, 2026

  • Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jeff Reichman (R) · jeff.reichman@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club

In plain words

  1. February 10, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee
  2. February 12, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Petersen and Reichman

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/SF2249