---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to emergency planning and coordination for electric transmission line owners, and providing penalties."
description: "A bill for an act relating to emergency planning and coordination for electric transmission line owners, and providing penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2583"
citation: "Iowa HF 2583 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["emergency management", "transmission lines", "utilities", "utilities commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-18"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31e2faac-e2cb-4044-9541-f3cc2d7ae453"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2583&ga=91"
source_hash: "b6a2c4c20261ccea9d48e092cdd2ebd9266b17d4f4cbd8add8d969897370bb1c"
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 2583 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to emergency planning and coordination for electric transmission line owners, and providing penalties.

## 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/HF2583.html)
2. **Amendment H-8057** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8057.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8261** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8261.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5118** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5118.pdf)
5. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2583.html)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2583.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2583_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2583.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.

- **2026-02-18** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-26** Amendment H-8057 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-02** Amendment H-8057 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, Driscoll, and Knox.
- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 10:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2026-03-11** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- **2026-03-19** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-19** Amendment S-5118 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-24** Amendment S-5118 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-24** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-25** Message from Senate.
- **2026-03-25** Senate amendment H-8261 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-31** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8261.
- **2026-03-31** Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-31** Message from House.
- **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/31e2faac-e2cb-4044-9541-f3cc2d7ae453`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).