HF 2395 (LSB 5630HV (2) 84)

HOUSE FILE 2395

BY  COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 651)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to certain records of rural water districts, city utilities, and city enterprises.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  357A.11A  Customer records.
   Notwithstanding section 22.2, subsection 1, public records of a district, which shall not be examined or copied as of right, include private customer information. Except as required pursuant to chapter 476, “private customer information” includes information identifying a specific customer and any record of a customer account, including internet-based customer account information. 
    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  388.9A  Customer records.
   Notwithstanding section 22.2, subsection 1, public records of a city utility or combined utility system, or a city enterprise or combined city enterprise as defined in section 384.80, which shall not be examined or copied as of right, include private customer information. Except as required pursuant to chapter 476, “private customer information” includes information identifying a specific customer and any record of a customer account, including internet-based customer account information.
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to the customer records of rural water districts, city utilities, and city enterprises.
   The bill provides that public records of rural water districts, city utilities, and city enterprises including private customer information shall not be examined or copied as of right pursuant to Code section 22.2, subsection 1. The bill provides a definition of “private customer information”.