---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to public utilities, including energy production, public utility affiliates, and cable and video service."
description: "A bill for an act relating to public utilities, including energy production, public utility affiliates, and cable and video service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2279"
citation: "Iowa HF 2279 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["cable systems", "electric utilities", "electricity", "franchises", "nuclear energy", "processing and production", "utilities", "utilities board", "video"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab1bbb32-404a-4a84-b746-b415b9a40343"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2279&ga=90"
source_hash: "174e0bce89d025e3085f1a1416b5aebe573ea1d7751c1f4201ae514a21e38d3b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 2279 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to public utilities, including energy production, public utility affiliates, and cable and video service.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/HF2279.html)
2. **Amendment H-8011** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8011.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8176** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8176.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5223** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5223.pdf)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF2279.html)
6. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/90/attachments/HF2279.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2279_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2279.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **45–1** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **86–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-01** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-15** Amendment H-8011 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-07** Amendment H-8176 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-14** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-04-19** Amendments H-8011 and H-8176 adopted.
- **2024-04-19** Passed House, yeas 86, nays 5. `passage`
- **2024-04-19** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-19** Message from House.
- **2024-04-19** Read first time, attached to SF 2300. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-19** Substituted for SF 2300.
- **2024-04-19** Amendment S-5223 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-19** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 1. `passage`
- **2024-04-19** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-19** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-05-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab1bbb32-404a-4a84-b746-b415b9a40343`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).