Bill Text: IA HF68 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to lighting devices and other equipment on snow plows.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-16 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0 [HF68 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF68-Introduced.html
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BY
JONES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
lighting
devices
and
other
equipment
on
snow
1
plows.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.393,
subsections
4
and
5,
Code
2021,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
4.
The
provisions
of
this
section
shall
not
prohibit
the
3
use
of
a
lighting
device
or
reflector
displaying
an
amber
light
4
when
such
lighting
device
or
reflector
is
mounted
on
a
motor
5
truck,
trailer,
tractor,
or
motor
grader
owned
by
the
state,
6
or
any
political
subdivision
of
the
state,
or
any
municipality
7
therein
including
any
local
authority
,
while
such
equipment
is
8
being
used
for
snow
removal,
sanding,
maintenance,
or
repair
of
9
the
public
streets
or
highways.
10
5.
The
provisions
of
this
section
shall
not
prohibit
the
11
use
of
a
lighting
device
or
reflector
displaying
an
amber,
12
white,
or
blue
light
when
the
lighting
device
or
reflector
is
13
rear-facing
and
mounted
on
a
motor
truck,
trailer,
tractor,
14
truck-mounted
snow
blower,
or
motor
grader
owned
by
the
15
department
state
or
any
political
subdivision
of
the
state,
16
including
any
local
authority,
while
the
equipment
is
being
17
used
for
snow
and
ice
treatment
or
removal
on
the
public
18
streets
or
highways.
19
Sec.
2.
Section
321.423,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
20
subparagraph
(4),
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
(4)
A
motor
truck,
trailer,
tractor,
truck-mounted
snow
22
blower,
or
motor
grader
owned
by
the
department
state
or
23
any
political
subdivision
of
the
state,
including
any
local
24
authority,
if
the
blue
light
is
rear-facing
and
used
in
25
conjunction
with
amber
and
white
lighting
devices
or
reflectors
26
while
the
equipment
is
being
used
for
snow
and
ice
treatment
or
27
removal
on
the
public
streets
or
highways.
28
Sec.
3.
Section
321.423,
subsection
7,
paragraph
a,
29
subparagraph
(4),
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
(4)
On
a
motor
truck,
trailer,
tractor,
truck-mounted
31
snow
blower,
or
motor
grader
owned
by
the
department
state
or
32
any
political
subdivision
of
the
state,
including
any
local
33
authority,
if
the
white
light
is
rear-facing
and
used
in
34
conjunction
with
amber
and
blue
lighting
devices
or
reflectors
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while
the
equipment
is
being
used
for
snow
and
ice
treatment
or
1
removal
on
the
public
streets
or
highways.
2
EXPLANATION
3
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
4
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
5
In
2015,
the
general
assembly
authorized
motor
trucks,
6
trailers,
tractors,
truck-mounted
snow
blowers,
and
motor
7
graders
owned
by
the
department
of
transportation
and
used
for
8
snow
and
ice
treatment
or
removal
to
display
rear-facing
blue
9
and
white
lighting
devices
or
reflectors
in
conjunction
with
10
amber
lighting
devices
or
reflectors.
These
authorizations
11
were
set
to
be
repealed
July
1,
2019.
In
2018,
the
general
12
assembly
struck
these
future
repeal
provisions.
13
This
bill
applies
those
authorizations
to
such
vehicles
14
owned
by
the
state
or
any
political
subdivision
of
the
15
state,
including
any
local
authority.
Under
Code
chapter
16
321,
a
“local
authority”
is
any
county,
municipal,
and
other
17
local
board
or
body
having
authority
to
adopt
local
police
18
regulations
under
the
constitution
and
laws
of
the
state.
19
Under
current
law,
a
violation
of
Code
section
321.393
is
20
punishable
by
a
scheduled
fine
of
$30
and
a
violation
of
Code
21
section
321.423
is
punishable
by
a
scheduled
fine
of
$45.
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