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

SSB 1148: Relating to critical infrastructure sabotage, and making penalties applicable

Became SF 577 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to critical infrastructure sabotage. The bill provides that “critical infrastructure” includes a telecommunications service, information service, or cable service as defined in U.S.C. §153. A person who, overtly, intentionally, and without authorization, causes or has the means to cause, and in substantial furtherance of causing, a substantial and widespread interruption or impairment of a fundamental service rendered by critical infrastructure commits critical infrastructure sabotage, a class “B” felony, and is subject to confinement for no more than years and a fine of not less than $85,000 nor more than $100,000.

Cost

See the fiscal note

The fiscal impact of HF 879 cannot be determined since it is not known how many additional convictions would result from the changes to the definition. Figure 2 shows the average State cost per offense for a Class B felony. The estimated impact to the General …

Senate subcommittee · named February 18, 2025

Sen. Rocky De Witt (R)
Sen. Annette Sweeney (R) · annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Zach Wahls (D) · zach.wahls@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 9 for, 0 against

For: AT & T; CTIA - The Wireless Association; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities; Iowa Cable and Telecommunications Association; Lumen; T-Mobile USA, Inc.; Verizon Corporation and Affiliated Companies; Wireless Infrastructure Association c/o MultiState Associates LLC

In plain words

February 18, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee
February 18, 2025Senate subcommittee named: De Witt, Sweeney and Wahls
March 3, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
March 6, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 577