---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the installation of transmission lines on highway rights-of-way."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the installation of transmission lines on highway rights-of-way."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 2214"
citation: "Iowa SF 2214 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["administrative rules", "highways", "infrastructure", "right-of-way", "transmission lines", "transportation department", "utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/781ddb8d-52f0-4aa4-a16c-9aeb0d3533a8"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2214&ga=91"
source_hash: "896e1d214412ba4c02e63017c118c02baf142034e85708234e343909e7dfafeb"
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 SF 2214 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the installation of transmission lines on highway rights-of-way.

## 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/SF2214.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF2214.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF2214_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF2214.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-05** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-24** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 1. `passage`
- **2026-02-24** Immediate message.
- **2026-02-24** Message from Senate.
- **2026-02-25** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-02** Substituted for HF 2228.
- **2026-03-02** Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-03** Message from House.
- **2026-04-09** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-04-09** 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/781ddb8d-52f0-4aa4-a16c-9aeb0d3533a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).