Bill Text: IA HF155 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

Iowa House Bill 155 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the far left lane of a divided, multilaned highway at a speed under the posted speed limit, and providing a penalty.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-13 - Subcommittee reassigned, Carlson, Best, and Wolfe. H.J. 74. [HF155 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HF155-Introduced.html

House File 155 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  BYRNES

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in the far
  2    left lane of a divided, multilaned highway at a speed under
  3    the posted speed limit, and providing a penalty.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321.297, Code 2015, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  2A.  a.  A person operating a motor vehicle
  1  4 in the far left lane of a divided, multilaned highway shall not
  1  5 operate the vehicle at a speed of ten miles per hour or more
  1  6 under the posted speed limit if the person knows or reasonably
  1  7 should know that the operator of another motor vehicle in the
  1  8 far left lane traveling in the same direction as the person is
  1  9 attempting to overtake the person from the rear at a higher
  1 10 rate of speed.
  1 11    b.  This subsection shall not apply if the person is
  1 12 attempting to overtake the operator of another motor vehicle
  1 13 traveling in the same direction as the person or if the person
  1 14 is preparing to make a left turn.
  1 15                           EXPLANATION
  1 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 17 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 18    This bill prohibits a person operating a motor vehicle
  1 19 in the far left lane of a divided, multilaned highway from
  1 20 driving at a speed of 10 miles per hour or more under the
  1 21 posted speed limit if the person knows or reasonably should
  1 22 know that another driver in the far left lane traveling in the
  1 23 same direction as the person is attempting to overtake the
  1 24 person from the rear at a higher rate of speed. The bill does
  1 25 not apply to a person attempting to overtake another driver
  1 26 traveling in the same direction as the person or to a person
  1 27 preparing to make a left turn.
  1 28    Current law provides a scheduled fine for a violation of this
  1 29 section of $100.
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