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IA SSB1143
SB
AI Summary
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Narrows Iowa Utilities Commission regulation of alternative operator services to apply only to "incarcerated person calling services" rather than all alternative operator services from non-residential telephones
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Defines "correctional facility" broadly to include county jails, municipal holding facilities, juvenile detention centers, community-based correctional facilities, state prisons, and similar private, local, state, or federal institutions
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Requires incarcerated person calling service providers to operate under commission-approved tariffs and subjects correctional facilities to commission regulations regarding these telecommunications services
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Removes the requirement that the Iowa Utilities Commission general counsel prepare a blank franchise form for electric transmission lines, eliminating chair signature and official seal requirements
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Maintains that electric transmission line franchise applicants must still provide required information including improvement description, applicant name and address, and franchise terms and conditions
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to rate-regulated utilities, including telecommunications and electronic transmission services.
Last Action
Subcommittee recommends passage.
3/3/2025