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IA SF224

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sandy Salmon

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires all members of the Iowa Utilities Commission to be present during live testimony at hearings related to public utility regulation, electric transmission lines, pipelines, and hazardous liquid pipelines

  • Mandates that hearings must pause if any commission member becomes unavailable for any reason and cannot resume until all members return

  • Requires at least one commission member to attend each informational meeting regarding electric transmission line franchises, pipeline permits, or hazardous liquid pipeline permits

  • Requires informational meetings to pause if no commission member is available and cannot resume until at least one member returns

  • Applies attendance requirements across multiple code chapters governing utilities (476.33), electric transmission lines (478), pipelines (479), and hazardous liquid pipelines (479B)

Legislative Description

A bill for an act relating to utilities commission member attendance at hearings and informational meetings.

Last Action

Subcommittee: Bousselot, Blake, and Webster. S.J. 255.

2/12/2025

Committee Referrals

Commerce2/6/2025

Full Bill Text

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