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IA HF790
A bill for an act relating to utilities commission member attendance at hearings and informational meetings.(Formerly HF 241.)
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Introduced
03/05/2025
03/05/2025
In Committee
04/03/2025
04/03/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill relates to utilities commission member attendance at hearings and informational meetings. The bill requires all members of the commission to be present for hearings related to public utility regulation or electric transmission lines, pipelines, or hazardous liquid pipelines regulated by the commission. The bill requires the hearings to pause if at any point during the meeting a member of the commission is not available for any reason and the hearing shall not resume until all members return. The bill requires at least one member of the commission to be present for an informational meeting regarding the issuance of an electric transmission line franchise, a pipeline permit, or a hazardous liquid pipeline permit. The bill requires the informational meeting to pause if at any point during the meeting no member of the commission is available for any reason and the meeting shall not resume until at least one member returns.
AI Summary
This bill 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. If at any point during a hearing not all commission members are available, the hearing must pause until all members return. For informational meetings about transmission line franchises or pipeline permits, at least one commission member must be present, and if no member is available at any point, the meeting must pause until a member returns. The bill amends several sections of Iowa Code to implement these attendance requirements, ensuring that commission members are directly engaged in hearings and informational meetings about utility infrastructure. These provisions aim to increase commission oversight and participation in important utility-related proceedings by mandating full commission involvement and preventing meetings from continuing without proper commission representation.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Judiciary (H)
Last Action
Referred to Judiciary. H.J. 896. (on 04/03/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=HF790 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF790.html |
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