Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to aircraft automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast data, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 10, 2026
- 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 People in Iowa are not allowed to use aircraft tracking data to figure out or collect fees from pilots. This law prevents anyone from using this specific technology to charge money for operating planes in the state. Violating this rule is considered a fraudulent practice and can lead to criminal penalties.1
Read the official explanation
This bill prohibits a person from collecting or using data broadcast by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) to calculate, generate, impose, or collect fees associated with the operation of aircraft within Iowa. The bill defines ADS-B for purposes of the bill. Generally, ADS-B is an aviation surveillance technology and form of electronic conspicuity in which an aircraft determines its position via satellite navigation or other sensors and periodically broadcasts its position and other related data, enabling it to be tracked. 14, as applicable. _____ days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855, to a class “C” felony punishable by confinement for no more than years and a fine of at least $1,370 but not more than $13,660. The bill takes effect November 1, 2026.
House subcommittee
Named February 10, 2026. On February 16, 2026 it recommended amendment and passage.
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