Iowa’s $15B Steel Mill Vote: What Passed and What Comes Next?

Both chambers passed HF 2801: House 75–17, Senate 28–19. Episode 02 follows the public record from the Room 116 Senate subcommittee hearing to the House and Senate floor votes. Hear officials on performance requirements, clawbacks, financing, utility arrangements and logistics, then watch the Senate labor amendment exchanges and the full isolated final Senate roll call. The $15 billion figure is proposed project investment. Jobs, wages and economic impacts described by speakers are projections or testimony. Legislative passage does not establish project completion, financing, permits or utility readiness. The supplied recordings do not show a governor signing; this edition ends at legislative passage. Original legislative audio with edited excerpts and on-screen explanations. The final isolated Senate roll-call clip is presented continuously. Source: Iowa General Assembly public legislative recordings, October 2, 2026. CHAPTERS 0:00 Both chambers pass HF 2801 0:36 Act 1: The proposal and MEGA changes 4:18 Act 2: Questions in Room 116 6:51 Utility arrangements and logistics 8:49 What financing was in place? 9:28 Alliant testimony on serving large users 10:29 Act 3: House debate and the 75–17 vote 12:49 Act 4: Senate labor amendments 15:04 House bill substitution and Dawson’s opposition 16:28 Reichman’s case for passage 17:35 Uninterrupted Senate roll-call clip 19:18 Act 5: Adjournment and what comes next #Iowa #SteelMill #MEGA #BaseLoad