---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to land restoration following the initial construction of electric transmission lines, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to land restoration following the initial construction of electric transmission lines, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2227"
citation: "Iowa HF 2227 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["agricultural land", "construction work", "real property", "transmission lines", "utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-01-30"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d884d8a6-6f66-4cf8-8f12-5cb93a26d6de"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2227&ga=91"
source_hash: "29a270e45f7c89560718aec7c95f9b4809589269fa7ee9490e369213d374d2e9"
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 2227 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to land restoration following the initial construction of electric transmission lines, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

## 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/91/attachments/HF2227.html)
2. **Amendment H-8047** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8047.pdf)
3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2227.html)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2227.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2227_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2227.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-30** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-25** Amendment H-8047 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-02** Amendment H-8047 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-02** Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-03** Message from House.
- **2026-03-03** Read first time, referred to Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee: Sweeney, Drey, and Driscoll.
- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2026-03-11** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-24** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-25** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-04-16** 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/d884d8a6-6f66-4cf8-8f12-5cb93a26d6de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).