Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF736: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the installation of transmission lines on highway rights-of-way
Status: In committee, January 30, 2026
An Act relating to the installation of transmission lines on highway rights-of-way.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the installation of transmission lines on highway rights-of-way.
From the introduced text, March 5, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the installation of transmission lines on highway rights-of-way. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2724YH (7) th/ns H.F. Section 1. Section 306.47, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION. 3. Upon written request, the department shall engage in coordination activities with a utility or transmission line developer to review highway corridors identified in the request for potential locations to place transmission lines. The department shall assign a project coordinator within thirty days of receiving the written request. The department shall share all known plans with affected utility or transmission line developers on planned future projects in the highway corridor if the planned highway project impacts the placement or siting of transmission lines. Sec. 2. Section 306A.3, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 2. a. The state department of transportation shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 17A, embodying a utility accommodation policy which imposes reasonable restrictions on placements, occurring on or after the effective date of the rules, on primary road rights-of-way. The rules may require utilities to give notice to the department prior to installation of a utility system on a primary road right-of-way and obtain prior permission from the department for the proposed installation. The department …
Sponsors
- Devon Wood (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Shannon Latham (R, 55)
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 614 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2228 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 22. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 168 .
- : Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 168 .
- : Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/15/2026 2:30PM RM 304.
- : Subcommittee: Latham, McBurney and Wilz, H. H.J. 20 .
- : * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
- : Introduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 511 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 168 . (January 28, 2026): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: right-of-way, utilities, transmission lines, highways
Common questions
- What is HF736?
- HF736 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the installation of transmission lines on highway rights-of-way.
- What does HF736 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the installation of transmission lines on highway rights-of-way.
- What is the status of HF736?
- In committee as of January 30, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 614 . (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF736?
- Devon Wood (R, 17), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HF736?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0736&ga=91
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