HF 610 (LSB 2738YH (4) 91)

HOUSE FILE 610

BY  THOMSON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to persons allowed to intervene in proceedings under the Iowa utilities commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 476.33, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  The following persons are entitled as of right to intervene in any proceeding conducted by the commission:
   a.  A member of the general assembly.
   b.  An elected county or city official.
   c.  Any resident with a minimally plausible interest in the proceeding.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to persons allowed to intervene in a proceeding under the Iowa utilities commission (commission). The bill creates a right to intervene in any proceeding conducted by the commission for any person who is a member of the general assembly or who is an elected county or city official. The bill also allows a resident to intervene in any proceeding under the commission if the resident has a minimally plausible interest in the proceeding.