Iowa SF228 restricts the Iowa utilities commission from imposing sanctions on intervenors unless they were knowingly dishonest or violated a criminal.

Iowa SF228 amends the Code to change how the Iowa utilities commission handles sanctions for intervenors in contested cases. The bill specifies that the commission cannot threaten or impose sanctions unless it finds the intervenor was knowingly dishonest or violated a criminal statute and caused quantifiable injury to the commission exceeding $500. This change aims to ensure that sanctions are only applied in cases of serious misconduct.

Iowa SF228 restricts the Iowa utilities commission from imposing sanctions on intervenors unless they were knowingly dishonest or violated a criminal.

Iowa SF228 amends the Code to change how the Iowa utilities commission handles sanctions for intervenors in contested cases. The bill specifies that the commission cannot threaten or impose sanctions unless it finds the intervenor was knowingly dishonest or violated a criminal statute and caused quantifiable injury to the commission exceeding $500. This change aims to ensure that sanctions are only applied in cases of serious misconduct.