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SF 2443 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act related to competitive information of city utilities.

SF 2443 amends Iowa law to allow city utility governing bodies to hold closed sessions (with a two-thirds vote) to discuss confidential business details like marketing strategies or pricing, if public disclosure would harm the utility’s competitive position. It expands the definition of "proprietary information" to include customer records, energy infrastructure planning, electricity market data, and ownership details related to power generation. The bill requires that minutes and recordings of these closed sessions become publicly available once disclosure no longer risks competitive harm. This directly affects city utilities and their governing boards in Iowa.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2026 Last action Mar 17, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Reprinted · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends Iowa Code section 388.9 to expand when city utilities can hold closed sessions to discuss proprietary information and marketing strategies. It adds new categories of information that qualify as proprietary, including certain customer records and specific energy market data, while also clarifying the conditions under which closed sessions may occur.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of information that can be discussed in closed sessions from only customer records to include utility marketing strategies, energy market data, and ownership interests in electric generating facilities.
ELIGIBILITY

Extended eligibility for closed sessions to include discussions about marketing and pricing strategies, not just proprietary information.

DEFINITION

Expanded the definition of 'proprietary information' to include customer records that could harm a utility's competitive position (previously only customer records) and added energy market data and ownership interests in electric generating facilities.

Added reference to section 22.7 regarding confidential information in the definition of proprietary information.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that closed sessions may be held if the competitive position of the utility, other public utilities, or third-party utility vendors would be harmed by public disclosure.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

44–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
Mar 10, 2026
D Democratic15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican34
30 Yea 4
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Wulf, Johnson, R. and Jones.
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0.
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
Amendment S-5090 filed, adopted.
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.