SF 2067 – When vehicles must use headlights;
SSB 3048 – Snowplows use blue and white lights;
SSB 3049 – Use of phone when operating a commercial motor vehicle.
SF 2067 requires a motor vehicle to display headlights from sunset to sunrise, and when conditions of fog, snow, sleet or rain don’t allow a driver to see 500 feet ahead. A violation results in a $30 fine.
[1/31: Short form (Absent: Horn, Bertrand)]
SSB 3048 strikes a sunset provision on allowing snowplows to use blue and white lights when operating. This would make use of the lights a permanent provision of Iowa Code.
[1/31: 10-1 (No: Danielson; Absent: Horn, Bertrand)]
SSB 3049 aligns Iowa and federal law regarding charges for driving a commercial motor vehicle while texting or using a handheld mobile telephone. A violation results in a $50 fine. Making this change prevents Iowa from losing about $35 million in federal highway funds annually.
[1/31: Short form (Absent: Horn, Bertrand)]