Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF87: An Act relating to public access to vertiports
Status: In committee, January 29, 2026
An Act relating to public access to vertiports.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to public access to vertiports.
From the introduced text, January 17, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to public access to vertiports. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1070YH (3) th/ns H.F. Section 1. NEW SECTION. 330B.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. "Department" means the state department of transportation. 2. "Local authority" includes every county, municipality, and other local board or body having authority to adopt local regulations under the Constitution of the State of Iowa and laws of this state. 3. "Vertiport" means infrastructure, including a system with supporting services and equipment, intended for landing, ground-handling, and take-off of crewed or uncrewed vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 330B.2 Vertiport policy. This chapter is intended to promote the development of a network of vertiports that must provide equitable access to the citizens of this state who may benefit from advanced air mobility operations for cargo and passenger service, and to prohibit vertiport monopolization and discrimination, by doing all of the following: 1. Encouraging the general assembly to fund the planning for and construction of public-use vertiports. 2. Encouraging local zoning authorities and other land use authorities to ensure an adequate number and a varied location of vertiports to serve citizens of this state throughout this state. 3. Promoting competition and equity of access by prohibiting the grant of …
Sponsors
- John Wills (R, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2026 8:15AM House Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Bossman, Meggers and Wilson. H.J. 125 .
- : * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
- : Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/05/2025 3:45PM House Lounge.
- : Subcommittee reassigned: Determann, Scholten and Williams. H.J. 171 .
- : Subcommittee: Determann, Scholten and Wilson. H.J. 140 .
- : Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 100 .
Common questions
- What is HF87?
- HF87 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): An Act relating to public access to vertiports.
- What does HF87 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to public access to vertiports.
- What is the status of HF87?
- In committee as of January 29, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends passage. (January 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF87?
- John Wills (R, 10).
- Where is the official record for HF87?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0087&ga=91
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