Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to public access to vertiports
Sponsored by Rep. John H. Wills (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 17, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 29, 2025
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary This law creates rules for vertiports, which are landing sites for aircraft like drones or air taxis, to make sure they are open to everyone in Iowa. It stops companies from controlling all the landing sites and prevents local governments from using unfair zoning rules to block them. If someone breaks these rules, injured people have the right to sue for damages.1
Read the official explanation
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to public access to vertiports, defined in the bill. The bill is intended to promote the development of a network of vertiports that provide equitable access to Iowa citizens and to prohibit vertiport monopolization and discrimination. The bill specifies the type of vertiports covered by the bill, requires federal compliance relating to vertiport design and required layout plans, and prohibits exclusive and discriminating zoning regulations. The bill specifies that an injured person has a right of action for all damages actually sustained, severally or jointly, against a person who violates the bill.3.2, subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore, political subdivisions are required to comply with any state mandate included in the bill.
House subcommittee
Named January 20, 2026. On January 29, 2026 it recommended passage.
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