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HSB 589Died when the session ended · January 22, 2026

Related to competitive information of city utilities

Topics:Energy & utilitiesCities & counties

Same legislation: SSB 3153, SF 2443

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 20, 2026
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 20, 2026
  3. Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
  6. Done: Passes the SenateMarch 10, 202645–0
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. 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 City utilities can currently hold private meetings to discuss secret business information that might hurt their ability to compete. This bill expands the types of private information they are allowed to discuss, such as details about energy markets, prices, and power plant ownership. These changes would also protect the competitive position of third parties during these private meetings.1

Read the official explanation

_____ the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. Under current law, the governing body of a city utility or combined utility system, or a city enterprise or combined city enterprise, may vote to hold a closed session to discuss marketing and pricing strategies or proprietary information if its competitive position would be harmed by public disclosure not required of potential or actual competitors, and if no public purpose would be served by such disclosure. The minutes and an audio or audiovisual recording of the session shall be made available for public examination once the public disclosure would no longer harm the utility’s competitive position. This bill allows for a closed session by vote to discuss proprietary information or marketing and pricing strategies if the competitive position of the utility or a third party would be harmed by the public disclosure of the marketing and pricing strategies and such disclosure is not required of potential or actual competitors or other utilities.9, subsection 2, as customer records that if disclosed would harm the competitive position of a customer, or information required by a noncustomer contracting party to be kept confidential pursuant to a nondisclosure agreement which relates to electric transmission planning and construction, critical energy infrastructure, an ownership interest or acquisition of an ownership interest in an electric generating facility, or other information made confidential by law or rule. _____ facility, including but not limited to information required to be kept confidential pursuant to a nondisclosure agreement, or other information made confidential by law or rule.9.

Changed since by amendment S-5090; see Amendments.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named January 20, 2026. On January 22, 2026 it recommended passage.

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§388.9

How the Code works3

Lobbying

4 for · 2 against · 11 undecided · Who →

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