Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HF 2583 — A bill for an act relating to emergency planning and coordination for electric transmission line owners, and providing penalties.

Last action — Signed by Governor.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on April 16, 2026.

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

108 added · 130 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of House File 2583, changes were made to clarify the responsibilities of electric transmission line owners during emergency situations. Specifically, owners are now required to submit detailed emergency response plans, which must include the contact information for key personnel who can direct response efforts. This change is important because it enhances accountability and ensures that there are designated individuals ready to coordinate recovery during a disaster, ultimately improving the reliability of electricity supply in emergencies.

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House File 2583 - Enrolled House File 2583 AN ACT RELATING TO EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COORDINATION FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE OWNERS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES.
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An electric transmission line owner shall independently develop an emergency response plan and submit the plan to the commission.
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(1) The name, title, and twenty-four-hour contact information of at least two designated individuals with the authority to coordinate and direct the electric transmission line owner’s emergency response and restoration efforts.
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Each electric transmission line owner shall notify the commission of any change to this contact information within twenty-four hours of the change occurring.
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An electric transmission line owner currently constructing, operating, or maintaining an electric transmission line or who has been issued a franchise under section 478.4 shall submit an initial emergency response plan to the commission by December 31, 2026.
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An electric transmission line owner who seeks to construct an electric transmission line, and who has not previously filed an emergency response plan with the commission, shall file an initial emergency response plan House File 2583, p.
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3 with the commission within ninety days after the filing of a petition under section 478.2.
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An emergency response plan or information submitted pursuant to this section shall be considered a confidential record and shall be kept confidential, as provided in section 22.7, subsection 50.
The records shall not be subject to disclosure, except as necessary for the coordination of emergency response and restoration efforts between authorized state and utility personnel.
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An electric transmission line owner shall notify the commission in the form and manner prescribed by the commission when it is projected, after an initial assessment of the nature and scope of the damage to the transmission line and initial information from any impacted utility providing electricity to end user customers, that an outage may result in a loss of service to end user customers for more than six hours, provided the outage meets the criteria for a significant interruption, as defined by commission rule.
Notification shall be made at the earliest possible time after the determination and shall include all of the following:
(1) The general nature and cause of the interruption.
(2) The geographic area of the affected end user customers and the impacted franchise.
(3) A preliminary assessment of the extent of damage.
(4) The estimated time for restoration.
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The notice required under paragraph “a” shall be supplemented as more complete or accurate information becomes available, including updates to the estimated restoration time.
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In the event of an actual or imminent proclaimed disaster emergency, the electric transmission line owners shall coordinate operational responses with each other, as necessary, for repair and restoration to occur in an expeditious and orderly manner, and shall provide the commission and the department of homeland security and emergency management with information as requested to facilitate state-level emergency response decision making and assistance.
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An electric transmission line owner that violates any provision of this section or any rule adopted pursuant to this section is subject to a civil penalty, which may be levied House File 2583, p.
4 by the commission, of not more than one thousand dollars per violation or ten thousand dollars per day of a continuing violation, whichever is greater.
______________________________ ______________________________ PAT GRASSLEY AMY SINCLAIR Speaker of the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 2583, Ninety-first General Assembly.
______________________________ MEGHAN NELSON Chief Clerk of the House Approved _______________, 2026 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor
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Amendments

3 amendments

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor.

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.

  3. Message from House.

  4. Immediate message.

  5. Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0.

  6. House concurred in Senate amendment H-8261.

  7. Senate amendment H-8261 filed.

  8. Message from Senate.

  9. Immediate message.

  10. Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0.

  11. Amendment S-5118 adopted.

  12. Placed on calendar.

  13. Amendment S-5118 filed.

  14. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.

  15. Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

  16. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 10:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.

  17. Subcommittee: Sweeney, Driscoll, and Knox.

  18. Read first time, referred to Commerce.

  19. Message from House.

  20. Immediate message.

  21. Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0.

  22. Amendment H-8057 adopted.

  23. Amendment H-8057 filed.

  24. Introduced, placed on calendar.

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 51 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 45 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 30003
Democrat 15003
Total 45006
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Art Staed Democrat Yea
Catelin Drey Democrat Yea
Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Yea
Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
Matt Blake Democrat Yea
Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
Renee Hardman Democrat Yea
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Not Voting
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Not Voting
Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Yea
Zach Wahls Democrat Not Voting
Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
Dave Sires Republican Yea
David D. Rowley Republican Not Voting
Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Doug Campbell Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jesse Green Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Not Voting
Kara Warme Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
Kevin Alons Republican Yea
Lynn Evans Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Not Voting
Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
Mike Pike Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Scott Webster Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
Tom Shipley Republican Yea

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Failed 35 Yea · 60 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81101
Democrat 27002
Republican 15002
Total 366105
% of votes cast 35%60%0%5%
How each member voted (102)
Member Party Vote
Abdul-Samad — Yea
Jr. — Yea
Buck — Yea
Cahill — Yea
Forbes — Yea
Isenhart — Yea
Scheetz — Yea
Steckman — Yea
Carlson — Nay
Deyoe — Nay
Fry — Nay
Graber — Nay
Gustafson — Nay
Kniff — Nay
Osmundson — Nay
Sexton — Nay
Sherman — Nay
Stoltenberg — Nay
Best — Not Voting
Thompson, P. — Nay
Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
Art Staed Democrat Yea
Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
David Jacoby Democrat Yea
Dr. Megan L. Srinivas Democrat Yea
Elinor A. Levin Democrat Yea
Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Yea
Heather Matson Democrat Yea
J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
Jerome Amos Jr. Democrat Yea
Josh Turek Democrat Yea
Ken Croken Democrat Yea
Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
Lindsay James Democrat Yea
Mary Lee Madison Democrat Yea
Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
Rick L. Olson Democrat Yea
Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Not Voting
Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Yea
Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Not Voting
Ann Meyer Republican Nay
Austin Harris Republican Nay
Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Nay
Bill Gustoff Republican Nay
Bob Henderson Republican Nay
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Nay
Brent Siegrist Republican Nay
Brian K. Lohse Republican Nay
Brooke Boden Republican Nay
Carter F. Nordman Republican Nay
Chad Ingels Republican Nay
Charley Thomson Republican Nay
Cindy Golding Republican Nay
Craig P. Johnson Republican Nay
Dan Gehlbach Republican Nay
David E. Young Republican Nay
David Sieck Republican Nay
Dean Fisher Republican Not Voting
Derek Wulf Republican Nay
Devon Wood Republican Nay
Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Nay
Eddie Andrews Republican Nay
Gary M. Mohr Republican Nay
Hans C. Wilz Republican Yea
Heather Hora Republican Nay
Helena Hayes Republican Nay
Henry Stone Republican Nay
Jacob Bossman Republican Nay
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Nay
John H. Wills Republican Nay
Jon Dunwell Republican Nay
Joshua Meggers Republican Nay
Mark Cisneros Republican Nay
Mark I. Thompson Republican Nay
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Nay
Matthew Rinker Republican Nay
Megan Jones Republican Nay
Michael R. Bergan Republican Nay
Mike Vondran Republican Nay
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Nay
Pat Grassley Republican Nay
Ray Sorensen Republican Nay
Shannon Latham Republican Nay
Shannon Lundgren Republican Nay
Skyler Wheeler Republican Nay
Steven C. Holt Republican Nay
Taylor R. Collins Republican Nay
Thomas Gerhold Republican Nay
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Nay
Thomas M. Jeneary Republican Nay
Tom Determann Republican Nay
Tom Shipley Republican Not Voting
Zach Dieken Republican Nay

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Passed 81 Yea · 0 Nay · 19 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 33004
Unaffiliated 330011
Democrat 15004
Total 810019
% of votes cast 81%0%0%19%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Bacon — Yea
Baxter — Yea
Best — Yea
Brink — Yea
Bush — Yea
Cahill — Yea
Deyoe — Yea
Dolecheck — Yea
Forbes — Yea
Fry — Yea
Gobble — Yea
Graber — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hein — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Isenhart — Yea
Jacobsen — Yea
Kerr — Yea
Mascher — Yea
McConkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Oldson — Yea
Osmundson — Yea
Paustian — Yea
Prichard — Yea
Running-Marquardt — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Steckman — Yea
Thede — Yea
Thorup — Yea
Wolfe — Yea
Worthan — Yea
Abdul-Samad — Not Voting
Anderson — Not Voting
Bohannan — Not Voting
Cohoon — Not Voting
Gustafson — Not Voting
Hite — Not Voting
Klein — Not Voting
Maxwell — Not Voting
Shipley — Not Voting
Sunde — Not Voting
Thompson, P. — Not Voting
Amy Nielsen Democrat Not Voting
Art Staed Democrat Yea
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
David Jacoby Democrat Yea
Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Yea
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
Lindsay James Democrat Yea
Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
Rick L. Olson Democrat Not Voting
Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Not Voting
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Not Voting
Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Yea
Ann Meyer Republican Yea
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
Brian K. Lohse Republican Not Voting
Brooke Boden Republican Not Voting
Carter F. Nordman Republican Yea
Chad Ingels Republican Yea
Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Craig Steven Williams Republican Yea
David Sieck Republican Yea
Dean Fisher Republican Yea
Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Yea
Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
Gary M. Mohr Republican Yea
Henry Stone Republican Yea
Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Not Voting
John H. Wills Republican Yea
Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Yea
Megan Jones Republican Yea
Michael R. Bergan Republican Yea
Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Yea
Pat Grassley Republican Yea
Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Shannon Latham Republican Yea
Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
Skyler Wheeler Republican Not Voting
Steven C. Holt Republican Yea
Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Yea
Thomas M. Jeneary Republican Yea

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HF 2583 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE.
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