Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2238: A BILL FOR An Act providing for a study to determine the cost and feasibility of acquiring certain public utilities or their assets
Status: In committee, January 30, 2026
An Act providing for a study to determine the cost and feasibility of acquiring certain public utilities or their assets.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act providing for a study to determine the cost and feasibility of acquiring certain public utilities or their assets.
From the introduced text, January 30, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act providing for a study to determine the cost and feasibility of acquiring certain public utilities or their assets. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6573YH (2) sb/js H.F. 2238 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ---- ACQUIRING CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITIES ---- STUDY. 1. The general assembly finds that certain public utilities subject to rate regulation are derelict in their obligation to their customers with conduct that is unsuitable for an entity enjoying the immense privilege of a government-sanctioned monopoly. 2. The department of administrative services shall work with an investment firm, selected at the discretion of the department, to conduct a study determining the cost and feasibility of the state of Iowa acquiring a public utility subject to rate regulation under chapter 476, or the public utility's assets within the state, that provides electric and natural gas service to more than two hundred thousand customers in the state and is headquartered outside of Iowa. The department shall determine the cost and feasibility of reorganizing or reallocating the assets of any such public utility in a way that maximizes the benefit to electric and natural gas customers within the public utility's current service territory. The department shall submit a report detailing its findings and recommendations to the general assembly …
Sponsors
- Tom Shipley (R, 9) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 188 .
Subjects: utilities
Common questions
- What is HF2238?
- HF2238 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act providing for a study to determine the cost and feasibility of acquiring certain public utilities or their assets.
- What does HF2238 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act providing for a study to determine the cost and feasibility of acquiring certain public utilities or their assets.
- What is the status of HF2238?
- In committee as of January 30, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 188 . (January 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2238?
- Tom Shipley (R, 9).
- Where is the official record for HF2238?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2238&ga=91
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