Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2283: A BILL FOR An Act relating to grid-enhancing technologies and reconductoring, including study and reporting requirements
Status: In committee, February 23, 2026
An Act relating to grid-enhancing technologies and reconductoring, including study and reporting requirements.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to grid-enhancing technologies and reconductoring, including study and reporting requirements.
From the introduced text, February 5, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to grid-enhancing technologies and reconductoring, including study and reporting requirements. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6805HH (3) sb/js H.F. 2283 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 478.34 Grid-enhancing technologies and reconductoring. 1. For purposes of this section: a. "Capacity" means the maximum amount of electricity that can flow through a transmission line while observing industry safety standards. b. "Congestion" means a condition in which a lack of transmission line capacity prevents the delivery of the lowest-cost electricity dispatched to meet the load demand at a specific location. c. "Dynamic line rating system" means hardware or software used to calculate the thermal limit of existing electric transmission lines at a specific point in time by incorporating information on real-time and forecasted weather conditions. d. "Grid-enhancing technology" means hardware and software that increases the capacity of electrical lines and improves the congestion, efficiency, reliability, and safety of the grid. "Grid-enhancing technology" includes but is not limited to a dynamic line rating system, an advanced power flow control system, or topology optimization. e. "Power flow control system" means hardware and software used to reroute electricity from overloaded electric transmission lines to underutilized electric transmission lines. f. "Reconductored with an advanced conductor" means replacing the existing electric conductor with a conductor that …
Sponsors
- Charley Thomson (R, 58) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2682 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0. H.J. 356 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 355 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/17/2026 12:00PM RM 304.
- : Subcommittee: Thomson, C., Bagniewski and Wilz, H. H.J. 237 .
- : Introduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 211 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 355 . (February 18, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: electricity, utilities, technology
Common questions
- What is HF2283?
- HF2283 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to grid-enhancing technologies and reconductoring, including study and reporting requirements.
- What does HF2283 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to grid-enhancing technologies and reconductoring, including study and reporting requirements.
- What is the status of HF2283?
- In committee as of February 23, 2026. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2682 . (February 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2283?
- Charley Thomson (R, 58).
- Where is the official record for HF2283?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2283&ga=91
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