Transportation Committee

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 […]

All transportation-related bills passed by the Legislature & signed into law for 2017. #ialegis #iagov #roads #motorvehicles #transportation #bridges #drivers #roadwork

HF 313 –Removal of vehicles from accident scenes FLOOR ACTION: HF 313 requires a driver involved in an accident only resulting in damage to remove the vehicle from the roadway if it is operable and […]

HF 463 – Responsibilities of Motor Vehicle Enforcement Officers HF 314 – Safety passing a utility vehicle FLOOR ACTION: HF 463 authorizes peace officers employed by the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) to enforce all […]

HF 464 – ATVs crossing a primary highway   FLOOR ACTION: HF 464 allows an all-terrain vehicle to cross a primary highway. They must do so at a 90 degree angle and at a point […]

SF 234 – Makes texting and driving a primary offense SF 406 – Permit not required by a farmer operating a motor vehicle SF 448 – Salvage title without surrendering the certification of title SF […]

SF 462 – Money collected for a certified driver’s abstract HF 203 – Swapping federal transportation dollars   FLOOR ACTION SF 462 provides that money collected for a certified driver’s abstract by the Department of […]

SF 265 – Safe operation of bicycles SSB 1036– Enforcement of motor vehicle laws by the DOT SSB 1038 – Money collected on driver’s abstracts SSB 1140 –Lienholders of motor vehicles SSB 1149 –Installation of […]

SF 211 – Transporting an implement of husbandry SSB 1079 – Use of electronic devices while driving   COMMITTEE ACTION SF 211 indicates that a permit is not required by a farmer operating a motor […]

SF 174 adds Carroll County and Clay County to the list of counties authorized to issue driver’s licenses, nonoperator’s identification cards, and persons with disabilities designations. This is necessary because the Iowa Department of Transportation closed driver’s license stations in those counties on August 31, 2016. SF 227 expands the circumstances under which an individual can operate an ATV or snowmobile with a loaded firearm without a permit to carry.