Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2273: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the regulation of public utilities, including rate filings, rate adjustment mechanisms, virtual power plants, and integrated resource planning
Status: In committee, February 19, 2026
An Act relating to the regulation of public utilities, including rate filings, rate adjustment mechanisms, virtual power plants, and integrated resource planning.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the regulation of public utilities, including rate filings, rate adjustment mechanisms, virtual power plants, and integrated resource planning.
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the regulation of public utilities, including rate filings, rate adjustment mechanisms, virtual power plants, and integrated resource planning. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6666XS (4) sb/js S.F. 2273 Section 1. Section 476.6, subsections 7 and 8, Code 2026, are amended to read as follows: 7. Limitation on Frequency of filings. a. A public utility shall not make a subsequent filing of an application for a new or changed rate, charge, schedule, or regulation which that relates to services for which a rate filing is pending within twelve months following the date the prior application was filed or until the commission has issued a final order on the prior application, whichever date is earlier, unless the public utility applies to the commission for authority and receives authority to make a subsequent filing at an earlier date. b. Not later than July 1, 2029, and at least every three years thereafter, a public utility shall file a general rate case in which the commission shall confirm that the utility's rates, cost allocations, and all other provisions of its tariff are just and reasonable and based on each customer or customer group's actual cost of service. If, on July 1, 2026, a utility has not filed a general …
Sponsors
- Jeffrey Reichman (R, 50) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/19/2026 10:30AM Room 315.
- : Subcommittee: Reichman, Blake, and Koelker. S.J. 313 .
- : Introduced, referred to Commerce. S.J. 250 .
Subjects: electricity, utilities, electric utilities, utilities commission
Common questions
- What is SF2273?
- SF2273 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the regulation of public utilities, including rate filings, rate adjustment mechanisms, virtual power plants, and integrated resource planning.
- What does SF2273 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the regulation of public utilities, including rate filings, rate adjustment mechanisms, virtual power plants, and integrated resource planning.
- What is the status of SF2273?
- In committee as of February 19, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. (February 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2273?
- Jeffrey Reichman (R, 50).
- Where is the official record for SF2273?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2273&ga=91
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