Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF228: A BILL FOR An Act relating to sanctions on intervenors in contested cases before the Iowa utilities commission
Status: In committee, February 12, 2025
An Act relating to sanctions on intervenors in contested cases before the Iowa utilities commission.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to sanctions on intervenors in contested cases before the Iowa utilities commission.
From the introduced text, February 6, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to sanctions on intervenors in contested cases before the Iowa utilities commission. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2339XS (3) sb/js S.F. Section 1. Section 474.3, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 474.3 Proceedings. 1. The utilities commission may in all cases conduct its proceedings, when not otherwise prescribed by law, in such manner as will best conduce to the proper dispatch of business and the attainment of justice. 2. The utilities commission shall not threaten or impose sanctions against any intervenor unless the utilities commission determines the intervenor engaged in conduct that satisfies all the following conditions: a. The intervenor was knowingly dishonest or in violation of a criminal statute. b. The intervenor caused actual injury to the utilities commission, which injury is quantifiable and exceeds five hundred dollars. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to sanctions on intervenors in contested cases before the Iowa utilities commission. The bill prohibits the commission from threatening or imposing sanctions on an intervenor unless the commission determines the intervenor was knowingly dishonest or in violation of a criminal statute and caused actual, quantifiable injury to the commission in excess …
Sponsors
- Sandy Salmon (R, 29) · primary sponsor
- Doug Campbell (R, 30)
- Kevin Alons (R, 7)
- Dennis Guth (R, 28)
- Cherielynn Westrich (R, 13)
- Jesse Green (R, 24)
- Jeff Taylor (R, 2)
- Dave Rowley (R, 5)
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee: Bousselot, Blake, and Webster. S.J. 255 .
- : Introduced, referred to Commerce. S.J. 209 .
Common questions
- What is SF228?
- SF228 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to sanctions on intervenors in contested cases before the Iowa utilities commission.
- What does SF228 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to sanctions on intervenors in contested cases before the Iowa utilities commission.
- What is the status of SF228?
- In committee as of February 12, 2025. Latest action: Subcommittee: Bousselot, Blake, and Webster. S.J. 255 . (February 12, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF228?
- Sandy Salmon (R, 29), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF228?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0228&ga=91
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