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

SF 585: Relating to energy systems by modifying electric power generation, energy storage, and transmission facility ratemaking principles, creating tariffs for public utility innovation programs, implementing land restoration standards, including right of first refusal, modifying the energy infrastructure revolving loan program, and creating regulations for anaerobic digester systems, making appropriations, providing penalties, and including effective date and 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 rate-regulated utilities by modifying provisions relating to electric power generation, energy storage, and transmission facility ratemaking principles, creating tariffs for public utility innovation programs, implementing land restoration standards, and modifying the energy infrastructure revolving loan program. Division I of the bill modifies intent language to reflect an intent to attract energy storage and develop nuclear power generation for consumers in the state. Division I of the bill alters ratemaking principle processes and modifies when a rate-regulated public utility may seek ratemaking principles.

Sponsors

Commerce (companion To Hf 834 By Committee on Commerce) committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 12, 2025

  • Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Kara Warme (R) · kara.warme@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 13 for, 17 against

For: Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance; Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO); City of Des Moines; Greater Iowa City, Inc.; Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives; Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities; Iowa Chamber Alliance; Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Linn County Board of Supervisors; Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce; Meidh Technologies, Inc; and 1 more

Against: AARP Iowa; Environmental Law and Policy Center; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Business Energy Coalition (IBEC); Iowa Business for Clean Energy; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; Iowa Economic Alliance; Iowa Environmental Council; Iowa Faith & Climate Network; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa Retail Federation; and 5 more

In plain words

  1. February 11, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee · as SSB 1112
  2. February 11, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Bousselot, Klimesh, Knox, Wahls and Warme · as SSB 1112
  3. February 13, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1112
  4. March 6, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 585 · as SSB 1112
  5. March 10, 2025Filed in the Senate
  6. March 10, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  7. March 11, 2025Sent to the Senate Appropriations committee
  8. March 12, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Bousselot, Knox and Warme
  9. March 31, 2025Subcommittee 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/SF585