Senate Study Bill 1085 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE BILL BY CHAIRPERSON BROWN) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the regulation of energy sources by counties 1 and cities. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1498XC (5) 90 js/ns

S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 331.301, Code 2023, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 22. a. For purposes of this subsection, 3 “energy source” means any fuel or power source used to power an 4 engine, including but not limited to aviation fuel, biofuel, 5 compressed or liquefied natural gas, diesel fuel including 6 renewable diesel and biodiesel blended fuel, electricity used 7 for charging electric vehicles, gasoline including ethanol 8 blended gasoline, gas distillates, hydrogen, and liquefied 9 petroleum gas. 10 b. A county shall not adopt an ordinance, motion, 11 resolution, or amendment that limits consumer access to an 12 energy source or that results in the de facto prohibition of 13 the sale or production of an energy source or the related 14 infrastructure necessary to provide consumer access to a 15 specific energy source within the county’s jurisdiction. 16 Sec. 2. Section 364.3, Code 2023, is amended by adding the 17 following new subsection: 18 NEW SUBSECTION . 18. a. For purposes of this subsection, 19 “energy source” means any fuel or power source used to power an 20 engine, including but not limited to aviation fuel, biofuel, 21 compressed or liquefied natural gas, diesel fuel including 22 renewable diesel and biodiesel blended fuel, electricity used 23 for charging electric vehicles, gasoline including ethanol 24 blended gasoline, gas distillates, hydrogen, and liquefied 25 petroleum gas. 26 b. A city shall not adopt an ordinance, motion, resolution, 27 or amendment that limits consumer access to an energy source 28 or that results in the de facto prohibition of the sale or 29 production of an energy source or the related infrastructure 30 necessary to provide consumer access to a specific energy 31 source within the city’s jurisdiction. 32 EXPLANATION 33 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 34 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 35 -1- LSB 1498XC (5) 90 js/ns 1/ 2

S.F. _____ This bill prohibits a county or city from adopting an 1 ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment that limits 2 consumer access to an energy source or that results in the de 3 facto prohibition of the sale or production of an energy source 4 or the related infrastructure necessary to provide consumer 5 access to a specific energy source within the jurisdiction of 6 the county or city. The bill defines “energy source”. 7 -2- LSB 1498XC (5) 90 js/ns 2/ 2