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COMMITTEE ACTION:
SF 2205 – Electric bikes
SF
2205 classifies low-speed
electric bikes as bicycles and gives them the same rules of the road as
bicycles. Current law classified a bicycle as a device with fully operable
pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts and a maximum speed of 20
miles per hour. The bill establishes three defined classes and allows for the
low-speed electric bike to reach a top speed of 28 miles per hour.
[2/19: short form]
SSB 3015 – Vehicle registration
SSB
3015 deals with the surrender
or transfer of registration plates and the documentary fees charged by motor
vehicle dealers. It allows a person to surrender their registration plates to
any county treasurer rather than the county where the vehicle is registered.
The county treasurer who receives the registration card or plates from a
vehicle not registered in their county must notify the county treasurer where
the vehicle is registered. The bill also allows for a motor dealer to charge a
documentary fee for preparation of title and vehicle registration. The fee must
not exceed $180 for each vehicle, but after January 1, 2021, the maximum
permitted is subject to an annual rate adjustment equal to the percentage
change in the consumer price index published by the Department of Labor.
[2/18: short form]
SSB 3108 – Peace officers driving instructions
SSB
3108 allows certain peace
officers and retired peace officers to provide street and highway driving
instructions and to be exempt from Department of Transportation (DOT) and Board
of Educational Examiners certification. It does require peace officers to have
a clean driving record and to take an annual behind-the-wheel refresher course
offered by the DOT.
[2/18: short form]
SSB 3143 – Corn State special license plate
SSB
3143 authorizes the DOT to
issue the corn state special license plate. The plate is to have a white
background, the words “The Corn State” along the top and an image of an ear of
corn behind the plate’s letters and numbers. The fee for the specialized plate is
$35 and an additional $25 for personalized plates. The monies collected for the
specialized plates will be deposited in the Road Use Tax Fund.
[2/18: short form]
SSB 3144 – Independent contractors operating vehicles
SSB
3144 seeks to define the
term “owns” as it relates to an owner-operator who owns a vehicle and qualifies
as an independent contractor. Under Iowa’s worker compensation, wage and
unemployment laws, a worker or an employee is entitled to certain benefits.
However, the terms “worker” and “employee” do not apply to independent
contractors.
[2/18: short form (No: Giddens, T. Taylor, Lykam, J. Smith)]