Bill Text: IA HF2334 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to certain persons exempt from commercial driver's license requirements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-10 - Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 220. [HF2334 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2334-Introduced.html
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BY
THORUP
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
certain
persons
exempt
from
commercial
1
driver’s
license
requirements.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.176A,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
A
fire
fighter
while
operating
a
fire
vehicle
for
a
3
volunteer
or
paid
fire
organization
,
or
a
peace
officer,
as
4
defined
in
section
801.4
,
while
operating
a
commercial
motor
5
vehicle
for
a
law
enforcement
agency,
or
a
member
of
the
6
department
of
homeland
security
and
emergency
management
or
a
7
local
emergency
management
agency,
as
defined
in
section
29C.2,
8
while
operating
a
commercial
motor
vehicle,
under
conditions
9
necessary
to
preserve
life
or
property
or
to
execute
related
10
emergency
governmental
functions.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
321.176A,
subsection
7,
Code
2022,
is
12
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
Under
current
law,
the
following
are
exempt
from
commercial
17
driver’s
license
requirements:
a
farmer
or
a
person
working
18
for
a
farmer
under
certain
circumstances,
a
fire
fighter
while
19
operating
a
fire
vehicle
or
a
peace
officer
while
operating
a
20
commercial
motor
vehicle
for
a
law
enforcement
agency
under
21
conditions
necessary
to
preserve
life
or
property
or
to
execute
22
related
governmental
functions,
certain
persons
in
the
military
23
when
operating
commercial
motor
vehicles
for
military
purposes,
24
a
person
while
operating
a
motor
home
solely
for
personal
or
25
family
use,
a
person
operating
a
motor
vehicle
with
a
gross
26
vehicle
weight
rating
of
less
than
26,001
pounds
towing
a
27
travel
trailer
solely
for
personal
or
family
use,
a
person
28
exempted
by
department
of
transportation
rules
pursuant
to
29
Code
section
321.176B,
and
a
home
care
aide
operating
a
motor
30
vehicle
in
the
course
of
the
home
care
aide’s
duties.
31
This
bill
expands
the
exemption
for
fire
fighters
and
peace
32
officers
to
include
members
of
the
department
of
homeland
33
security
and
emergency
management
or
a
local
emergency
34
management
agency.
Under
the
bill,
the
exemption
applies
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