RSSSTAFF CONTACT: Hannah Garden-Monheit SF 312 – Business-trade and Special Truck License Plates FLOOR ACTION: SF 312, as amended, phases out the license plates for business-trade trucks and special farm trucks. Currently, persons receiving these discount registrations are required to display a license plate that says “business-trade” or “special” on it. Under the bill, the [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Hannah Garden-Monheit HF 290 – Motorcycles with stabilizing wheels HF 465 – Retractable Axles SF 312 – Business-trade and Special Truck License Plates COMMITTEE ACTION: HF 465 allows the operator of a vehicle with a retractable axle to exceed weight limitations while raising the axle to make a turn. [3/16: 11-0, Danielson, McCoy [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Hannah Garden-Monheit SF 408 — Failure to Stop at Railroad Crossings SF 409 — Curbstoning FLOOR ACTION: SF 408 requires peace officers to investigate a report of a violation for failure to stop at a railroad crossing within seven days of receiving the report. Current law says they may initiate an investigation. The [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Hannah Garden-Monheit SF 149 – Physical and Mental Condition Reports to DOT SF 184 – Graduated Driver’s License SF 267 – Close Clearances on Railroads FLOOR ACTION: SF 149 allows a nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant to make a confidential report to the Department of Transportation if a patient has a physical or [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Hannah Garden-Monheit SSB 1117 – Failure to Stop at Railroad Crossings SSB 1138 – Curbstoning SF 9 – Business-trade and Special Truck License Plates SF 201 – Scenic Byways in Corporate Limits SF 205 – Department of Transportation Omnibus SF 267 – Close Clearances on Railroads FLOOR ACTION: SF 205 is the Department [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Hannah Garden-Monheit SSB 1083 – Department of Transportation Omnibus (now SF 205) COMMITTEE ACTION: SSB 1083, as amended, is the Department of Transportation’s policy bill. Provisions include: ** Provides that a conviction of “nolo contendere” from another state is treated as a conviction in Iowa for the purposes of chapter 321. ** Waives [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Hannah Garden-Monheit SSB 1032 – Graduated Driver’s License SSB 1036 – Physical and Mental Condition Reports to DOT COMMITTEE ACTION: SSB 1032, as amended, makes changes to Iowa’s graduated drivers licensing system. The bill requires teens to hold an instruction permit for one year accident-free and violation-free before advancing to an intermediate license. [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Hannah Garden-Monheit SF 78 – Motorcycles with stabilizing wheels COMMITTEE ACTION: SF 78 allows for a motorcycle with two removable stabilizing rear wheels to be operated on Iowa roads. [1/31: short form (McCoy, Ernst excused)]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Hannah Garden-Monheit HF 2456 – Texting while driving FLOOR ACTION: HF 2456 prohibits texting while driving for all drivers and prohibits cell phone use by certain teen drivers. The details include: Sections 1, 2, 3 – Electronic device restrictions for certain teen drivers Bans: Prohibits the use of an electronic communications device or [...]
Read the full story >>STAFF CONTACT: Hannah Garden-Monheit Bills Passed by Senate Committee – Not Yet Passed by Either Chamber None Bills Passed by House Committee – Not Yet Passed by Either Chamber None Bills Passed Senate Only SF 2188 – Weight limits for vehicles with retractable axles (House unfinished business) Bills Passed House Only HF 2512 – Weight [...]
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