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

SSB 1143: Relating to rate-regulated utilities, including telecommunications and electronic transmission services

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 telecommunications and electronic transmission services.91 pertains to all alternative operator services. Alternative operator services companies are currently defined as nongovernmental companies that receive more than half of their Iowa intrastate telecommunications services revenues from calls placed by end-user customers from telephones other than ordinary residence or business telephones. _____ telephones, and does not include services provided under contract to rate-regulated local exchange utilities.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 18, 2025

  • Sen. Rocky De Witt (R)
  • Sen. Zach Wahls (D) · zach.wahls@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Kara Warme (R) · kara.warme@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Utilities Commission

In plain words

  1. February 18, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee
  2. February 18, 2025Senate subcommittee named: De Witt, Wahls and Warme
  3. March 3, 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/SSB1143