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26 bills in the 2026 session, newest first.

New bills and every step they take, in your daily digest.

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HF 2768 · Relating to and making appropriations for state government administration and regulation, including the department of administrative services, auditor of state, ethics and campaign disclosure board, offices of governor and lieutenant governor, department of inspections, appeals, and licensing, department of insurance and financial services, department of management, Iowa public employees’ retirement system, public information board, department of revenue, secretary of state, treasurer of state, and utilities commissionSigned by GovernorJune 2, 2026
HF 2799 · Relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including creation of the headquarters expansion and development for growth and employment program, and the business incentives for growth program training fund; repeal of the new jobs tax credit program; the major economic growth attraction program; load forecasting and analysis of electric transmission system expansion plans; creation of the electric transmission system expansion planning and analysis and load forecasting fund; the industrial new jobs training program; and establishing the new jobs training program interim study committee; and including effective date provisionsSigned by GovernorJune 2, 2026
SF 2304 · Relating to certain public utilities, including the development of ratemaking principles permitted for recovery costs of certain investments in infrastructure by water and wastewater utilities and cost considerations for acquisitions of water, sanitary sewer, or storm water utilitiesSigned by GovernorJune 1, 2026
SF 2506 · Relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including creation of the headquarters expansion and development for growth and employment program, and the business incentives for growth program training fund; repeal of the new jobs tax credit program; the major economic growth attraction program; load forecasting and analysis of electric transmission system expansion plans; creation of the electric transmission system expansion planning and analysis and load forecasting fund; the industrial new jobs training program; establishing the new jobs training program interim study committee; the research activities credit; and including effective date provisionsWithdrawnMay 3, 2026
HSB 755 · Relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including creation of the headquarters expansion and development for growth and employment program, and the business incentives for growth program training fund; repeal of the new jobs tax credit program; the major economic growth attraction program; load forecasting and analysis of electric transmission system expansion plans; creation of the electric transmission system expansion planning and analysis and load forecasting fund; the industrial new jobs training program; and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as HF 2799May 2, 2026
SF 2301 · Relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including creation of the headquarters expansion and development for growth and employment program, and the business incentives for growth program training fund; repeal of the new jobs tax credit program; the major economic growth attraction program; load forecasting and analysis of electric transmission system expansion plans; creation of the electric transmission system expansion planning and analysis and load forecasting fund; the industrial new jobs training program; and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as SF 2506May 1, 2026
SF 2479 · Relating to and making appropriations for state government administration and regulation, including the department of administrative services, auditor of state, ethics and campaign disclosure board, offices of governor and lieutenant governor, department of inspections, appeals, and licensing, department of insurance and financial services, department of management, Iowa public employees’ retirement system, public information board, department of revenue, secretary of state, treasurer of state, and utilities commissionWithdrawnApril 28, 2026
HSB 771 · Relating to and making appropriations for state government administration and regulation, including the department of administrative services, auditor of state, ethics and campaign disclosure board, offices of governor and lieutenant governor, department of inspections, appeals, and licensing, department of insurance and financial services, department of management, Iowa public employees’ retirement system, public information board, department of revenue, secretary of state, treasurer of state, and utilities commissionRenumbered as HF 2768April 15, 2026
HF 2581 · Establishing procedures for system enhancement of infrastructure, including for development of ratemaking principles permitted for recovery costs of certain investments in infrastructure by water and wastewater utilitiesWithdrawnApril 6, 2026
SSB 3189 · Relating to and making appropriations for state government administration and regulation, including the department of administrative services, auditor of state, ethics and campaign disclosure board, offices of governor and lieutenant governor, department of inspections, appeals, and licensing, department of insurance and financial services, department of management, Iowa public employees’ retirement system, public information board, department of revenue, secretary of state, treasurer of state, and utilities commissionRenumbered as SF 2479April 1, 2026
HF 2229 · Relating to the administration of the utilities commission, including the creation of the position of executive director and modification of the duties and titles of the chairperson and executive staffDied when the session endedMarch 5, 2026
HF 2365 · Relating to the regulation of public utilities, including rate filings, rate adjustment mechanisms, virtual power plants, and integrated resource planningRenumbered as HF 2668February 23, 2026
SF 2273 · Relating to the regulation of public utilities, including rate filings, rate adjustment mechanisms, virtual power plants, and integrated resource planningDied when the session endedFebruary 19, 2026
HF 2032 · Establishing procedures for system enhancement of infrastructure, including for development of ratemaking principles permitted for recovery costs of certain investments in infrastructure by water and wastewater utilitiesRenumbered as HF 2581February 18, 2026
SSB 3068 · Establishing procedures for system enhancement of infrastructure, including for development of ratemaking principles permitted for recovery costs of certain investments in infrastructure by water and wastewater utilitiesRenumbered as SF 2304February 11, 2026
HSB 522 · Relating to electric utility resource planningDied when the session endedFebruary 11, 2026
SSB 3103 · Relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including creation of the headquarters expansion and development for growth and employment program, and the business incentives for growth program training fund; repeal of the new jobs tax credit program; the major economic growth attraction program; load forecasting and analysis of electric transmission system expansion plans; creation of the electric transmission system expansion planning and analysis and load forecasting fund; the industrial new jobs training program; and including effective date provisionsRenumbered as SF 2301February 11, 2026
HSB 513 · Relating to the administration of the utilities commission, including the creation of the position of executive director and modification of the duties and titles of the chairperson and executive staffRenumbered as HF 2229January 30, 2026
HF 304 · Relating to rate-regulated utilities, including telecommunications and electronic transmission servicesRenumbered as HF 2181January 27, 2026
HF 2181 · Relating to rate-regulated utilities, including telecommunications and electronic transmission servicesDied when the session endedJanuary 27, 2026
HSB 519 · Relating to energy production including the modification of electric power generation, energy storage, and transmission facility ratemaking principlesDied when the session endedJanuary 22, 2026
SSB 3060 · Relating to the acquisition of water, sanitary sewer, and storm water utilities, including required findings by the Iowa utilities commission, the timeline for issuing ratemaking principles, and the determination of applicable ratemaking principlesDied when the session endedJanuary 22, 2026
HSB 601 · Relating to the acquisition of water, sanitary sewer, and storm water utilities, including required findings by the Iowa utilities commission, the timeline for issuing ratemaking principles, and the determination of applicable ratemaking principlesDied when the session endedJanuary 22, 2026
SSB 3053 · Relating to the administration of the utilities commission, including the creation of the position of executive director and modification of the duties and titles of the chairperson and executive staffDied when the session endedJanuary 21, 2026
HF 2045 · Requiring a study on infrastructure cost recovery by rate-regulated public utilitiesDied when the session endedJanuary 14, 2026
HF 986 · Relating to matters under the purview of the department of insurance and financial services, the utilities commission, and the department of transportation, including financial literacy and exploitation, tax confidentiality, health insurance rates, health savings accounts, insurer withdrawals, property insurance, service contracts, the Iowa individual health benefit reinsurance association, and the Iowa cemetery Act, motor vehicle financial liability coverage, and including penalties and effective date provisionsDied when the session endedApril 24, 2025