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Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives

An organization that hires lobbyists at the Iowa Legislature (2025–26 session). Its lobbyists filed 631 positions on 96 bills, one filing per lobbyist per bill, and again on each refiling, so the two counts differ. Each bill is counted once, under the most recent position filed on it, even when the bill was renumbered mid-session ; the organization changed position on 6 bills

For 7 · Against 9 · No side declared 80

Declared for (7 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 827 The use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while driving, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 834 Energy systems by modifying electric power generation, energy storage, and transmission facility ratemaking principles, creating tariffs… no floor vote recorded
HF 2228 filed as HF 736 earlier: no side The installation of transmission lines on highway rights-of-way no floor vote recorded
SF 22 The use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while driving, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable signed by governor
SF 585 Energy systems by modifying electric power generation, energy storage, and transmission facility ratemaking principles, creating tariffs… no floor vote recorded
SF 2214 earlier: no side The installation of transmission lines on highway rights-of-way signed by governor
SF 2400 Assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and harassment against public utility employees or contractors, and making penalties… floor vote recorded

Declared against (9 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 404 Solar energy by establishing a community solar facility program no floor vote recorded
HF 852 Pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, and prescription drugs and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 2672 Solar energy by establishing a community solar facility program no floor vote recorded
HF 2799 Matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including… signed by governor
SF 267 earlier: no side Solar energy by establishing a shared solar net metering cooperative program no floor vote recorded
SF 373 Rate-regulated public utilities, including rate proceedings, automatic adjustments, ratemaking principles, and integrated resource plans no floor vote recorded
SF 383 earlier: no side Pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacies, prescription drugs, and pharmacy services administrative organizations, and including applicability… signed by governor
SF 578 filed as SF 169 earlier: no side Record access by members of certain special districts and associations providing utility service no floor vote recorded
SF 2506 filed as SF 2301 earlier: no side Matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including… no floor vote recorded

No side declared (80 bills)

Bill Title Status
HF 48 Prohibiting employer control of employee political candidacy and contributions, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 184 Civil liability for employers of minors no floor vote recorded
HF 248 The treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable signed by governor
HF 302 Statutory considerations involving the atmosphere and climate no floor vote recorded
HF 455 The maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year no floor vote recorded
HF 542 filed as HF 98 Operators of motor vehicles approaching certain slow-moving authorized emergency vehicles, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 578 filed as HF 239 Office of the consumer advocate floor vote recorded
HF 639 Hazardous liquid pipelines, including common carrier requirements, proceedings under the Iowa utilities commission, including commission… vetoed by governor
HF 767 Concerning private sector employee drug testing signed by governor
HF 790 filed as HF 241 Utilities commission member attendance at hearings and informational meetings no floor vote recorded
HF 923 filed as HF 237 Sanctions on intervenors in contested cases before the Iowa utilities commission no floor vote recorded
HF 944 filed as HF 610 Persons allowed to intervene in proceedings under the Iowa utilities commission no floor vote recorded
HF 980 Unemployment insurance taxes on employers no floor vote recorded
HF 2045 Requiring a study on infrastructure cost recovery by rate-regulated public utilities no floor vote recorded
HF 2046 Requirements for portable solar generation devices no floor vote recorded
HF 2076 Billing methods for distributed generation customers no floor vote recorded
HF 2105 Providing for a study of excess energy production by electric power generating facilities no floor vote recorded
HF 2181 filed as HF 304 Rate-regulated utilities, including telecommunications and electronic transmission services no floor vote recorded
HF 2185 Cost sharing for health savings accounts and qualified high-deductible health plans signed by governor
HF 2227 Land restoration following the initial construction of electric transmission lines, and including effective date and retroactive… signed by governor
HF 2229 Administration of the utilities commission, including the creation of the position of executive director and modification of the duties and… floor vote recorded
HF 2254 filed as HF 2072 The prohibition of noncompete clauses in certain employment contracts entered into by the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, and… signed by governor
HF 2257 The siting and operation of renewable electric power generating facilities, and including retroactive applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 2261 Customer classes for large energy use facilities, and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
HF 2267 The maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year no floor vote recorded
HF 2342 Providing for the future repeal of tax credits no floor vote recorded
HF 2371 Scrap metal transactions including establishing an application and permit system to sell scrap metal, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 2550 Small nuclear reactors, including the establishment of the Iowa modular reactor committee within the economic development authority,… no floor vote recorded
HF 2580 The siting and operation of renewable electric power generating facilities no floor vote recorded
HF 2581 Establishing procedures for system enhancement of infrastructure, including for development of ratemaking principles permitted for recovery… no floor vote recorded
HF 2583 Emergency planning and coordination for electric transmission line owners, and providing penalties signed by governor
HF 2646 Certain activities associated with foreign entities in the state, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable no floor vote recorded
HF 2668 filed as HF 2365 The regulation of public utilities, including virtual power plants and integrated resource planning no floor vote recorded
HF 2682 filed as HF 2283 Grid-enhancing technologies and reconductoring, including study and reporting requirements no floor vote recorded
HF 2690 filed as HF 2447 Water and energy use for data centers, including reporting and tariff requirements, and no floor vote recorded
HF 2729 Establishing a temporary prohibition on an increase in rates or charges by gas and electric public utilities, and no floor vote recorded
HF 2757 Nuclear electric generation facilities by creating sales and use tax exemptions and refunds, making appropriations to the state board of… signed by governor
HF 2768 And making appropriations for state government administration and regulation, including the department of administrative services, auditor… signed by governor
HF 2792 And making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, technology reinvestment fund, and renewable fuel infrastructure fund,… no floor vote recorded
SF 77 Tort liability in civil actions involving commercial motor vehicles, including employer liability, noneconomic damages, punitive damages,… no floor vote recorded
SF 89 The statewide interoperable communications system, and no floor vote recorded
SF 92 The exercise of eminent domain for the construction of hazardous liquid pipelines and no floor vote recorded
SF 95 Common carriers and no floor vote recorded
SF 109 A family leave and medical leave insurance program that provides for paid, job-protected leave for certain family leave and medical leave… no floor vote recorded
SF 110 Concerning private sector employee drug testing no floor vote recorded
SF 134 Requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on pregnancy or childbirth and providing civil penalties no floor vote recorded
SF 136 Hazardous liquid pipelines, including the establishment of setbacks and safety regulations, specified utility construction project… no floor vote recorded
SF 147 Wage payment collection issues arising between employers and employees, providing penalties and remedies, and no floor vote recorded
SF 155 Prohibiting employers and employment agencies from seeking the criminal record or criminal history from applicants for employment under… no floor vote recorded
SF 157 The maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year no floor vote recorded
SF 226 Procedures to review the exercise of eminent domain, and providing fees no floor vote recorded
SF 228 Sanctions on intervenors in contested cases before the Iowa utilities commission no floor vote recorded
SF 229 The office of the consumer advocate no floor vote recorded
SF 358 The maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year to an individual laid off due to an employer going out of business no floor vote recorded
SF 372 Concerning eligibility for unemployment benefits no floor vote recorded
SF 455 Requiring certain weekly workers’ compensation benefits to be calculated by including an employee’s overtime and premium pay, and to… no floor vote recorded
SF 466 Providing for disqualification for unemployment benefits due to separation from short-term employment with a fixed end date and including… no floor vote recorded
SF 487 Employer recordkeeping and auditing requirements for purposes of unemployment insurance and including applicability provisions floor vote recorded
SF 491 Prohibiting the use of remotely piloted aircraft flying over farm property, and making penalties applicable signed by governor
SF 502 Requiring certain employers to include pay scale information in communications offering employment, and providing penalties no floor vote recorded
SF 509 Employment status and employment benefits and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
SF 603 filed as SF 222 Workforce compensation and training, unemployment insurance, and other functions and programs of the department of workforce development,… signed by governor
SF 607 filed as SF 504 Unemployment insurance taxes on employers signed by governor
SF 2045 Increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the increase in federal social… no floor vote recorded
SF 2046 Wage payment collection issues arising between employers and employees, providing penalties and remedies, and no floor vote recorded
SF 2056 Billing methods for distributed generation customers no floor vote recorded
SF 2067 Easements for hazardous liquid pipelines, including negotiation requirements, eminent domain authorization, and contract execution, and no floor vote recorded
SF 2087 Work search requirements for unemployment benefits for certain individuals with disabilities no floor vote recorded
SF 2089 Information provided to the department of workforce development during the fact-finding process for claims for unemployment benefits floor vote recorded
SF 2249 Customer classes for large energy use facilities, and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
SF 2272 Providing for a veterans’ benefits and services poster for employers to display in the workplace no floor vote recorded
SF 2273 The regulation of public utilities, including rate filings, rate adjustment mechanisms, virtual power plants, and integrated resource… no floor vote recorded
SF 2308 Certain charges for utility service no floor vote recorded
SF 2324 Customer classes for large energy use facilities, and including applicability provisions no floor vote recorded
SF 2414 Automated decision systems used by employers no floor vote recorded
SF 2447 filed as SF 376 The siting and operation of renewable electric power generating facilities no floor vote recorded
SF 2450 Scrap metal transactions including establishing an application and permit system to sell scrap metal and telecommunications copper, and… no floor vote recorded
SF 2479 And making appropriations for state government administration and regulation, including the department of administrative services, auditor… no floor vote recorded
SF 2490 Oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information,… signed by governor
SF 2498 Nuclear electric generation facilities by creating sales and use tax exemptions and refunds, making appropriations to the state board of… no floor vote recorded