Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2081: A BILL FOR An Act establishing standards for obstruction lights on wind energy conversion facilities and providing penalties
Status: In committee, February 17, 2026
An Act establishing standards for obstruction lights on wind energy conversion facilities and providing penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act establishing standards for obstruction lights on wind energy conversion facilities and providing penalties.
From the introduced text, January 15, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act establishing standards for obstruction lights on wind energy conversion facilities and providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5797HH (2) sb/js H.F. 2081 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 476.50 Wind energy conversion facilities ---- obstruction light standards. 1. For purposes of this section: a. "Aircraft detection lighting system" means a sensor-based system designed to detect aircraft as they approach an obstruction or group of obstructions. An aircraft detection lighting system turns an obstruction light on when an aircraft is detected or if there is a system failure, and keeps the obstruction light on until the aircraft exits the coverage area. b. "Obstruction light" means a high-intensity beacon, typically red or white, installed on a tall structure to warn aircraft pilots of the structure's presence. c. "Wind energy conversion facility" means a wind energy conversion facility, as defined in section 476C.1, or a wind turbine that is part of a wind energy conversion system, that has a nameplate generating capacity greater than one hundred kilowatts. 2. Unless otherwise provided in this section, all obstruction lights on wind energy conversion facilities constructed on or after July 1, 2026, shall be controlled by an aircraft detection lighting system. All wind energy conversion facilities constructed prior to July 1, 2026, that utilize …
Sponsors
- Dean Fisher (R, 53) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/16/2026 11:30AM RM 19.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 2:30PM RM 102 (Cancelled).
- : Subcommittee: Blom, Determann and Zabner. H.J. 216 .
- : Introduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 111 .
Subjects: lights, obstructions, Compulsory school attendance
Common questions
- What is HF2081?
- HF2081 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act establishing standards for obstruction lights on wind energy conversion facilities and providing penalties.
- What does HF2081 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act establishing standards for obstruction lights on wind energy conversion facilities and providing penalties.
- What is the status of HF2081?
- In committee as of February 17, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. (February 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2081?
- Dean Fisher (R, 53).
- Where is the official record for HF2081?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2081&ga=91
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