Bill Text: IA HSB99 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act authorizing the department of transportation to renew certain valid commercial driver's licenses without examination, including by electronic renewal, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 280.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-28 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 280. [HSB99 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HSB99-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
99
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
TRANSPORTATION
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
the
department
of
transportation
to
1
renew
certain
valid
commercial
driver’s
licenses
without
2
examination,
including
by
electronic
renewal,
and
including
3
effective
date
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.188,
subsection
1,
paragraph
d,
Code
1
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
d.
Successfully
pass
knowledge
tests
and
driving
skills
3
tests,
provide
self-certification
of
type
of
driving,
provide
a
4
medical
examiner’s
certificate
prepared
by
a
medical
examiner,
5
as
defined
in
49
C.F.R.
§390.5
,
and
provide
all
other
required
6
information,
proofs,
and
certificates,
as
required
by
rule
by
7
the
department.
The
rules
adopted
shall
substantially
comply
8
with
the
federal
minimum
testing
and
licensing
requirements
9
in
49
C.F.R.
pt.
383,
subpts.
E,
G,
and
H,
as
adopted
by
rule
10
by
the
department.
Except
as
required
under
subsection
3
or
11
49
C.F.R.
pt.
383,
subpt.
E,
G,
or
H
,
a
commercial
driver’s
12
license
is
renewable
without
a
knowledge
test
or
driving
skills
13
test
within
one
year
after
its
expiration
date.
14
Sec.
2.
Section
321.196,
subsection
4,
unnumbered
paragraph
15
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
The
Except
as
required
in
section
321.180
or
321.188,
the
17
department
in
its
discretion
may
authorize
the
renewal
of
18
a
valid
driver’s
license
other
than
a
commercial
driver’s
19
license
or
commercial
learner’s
permit
upon
application
without
20
an
examination
provided
that
the
applicant
meets
one
of
the
21
following
conditions:
22
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
23
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
Current
law
allows
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
28
to
authorize
the
renewal
of
certain
valid
driver’s
licenses
29
without
a
knowledge
examination,
including
by
electronic
30
renewal,
so
long
as
certain
conditions
are
met.
In
order
to
be
31
eligible
for
license
renewal
without
a
knowledge
examination,
32
the
applicant
must
satisfactorily
pass
a
vision
test
as
33
prescribed
by
the
DOT,
file
a
vision
report
in
accordance
34
with
Code
section
321.186A
which
shows
that
the
applicant’s
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visual
acuity
level
meets
or
exceeds
those
required
by
the
DOT,
1
or
be
eligible
for
license
renewal
electronically
under
the
2
DOT’s
administrative
rules.
An
applicant
is
not
eligible
for
3
electronic
renewal
of
a
driver’s
license
if
the
most
recent
4
previous
renewal
of
the
applicant’s
driver’s
license
occurred
5
electronically.
However,
commercial
driver’s
licenses
and
6
commercial
learner’s
permits
are
specifically
excluded
from
7
being
eligible
for
renewal
without
a
knowledge
examination,
8
including
by
electronic
renewal.
9
This
bill
enables
the
DOT
to
authorize
the
renewal
of
certain
10
commercial
driver’s
licenses
and
commercial
learner’s
permits
11
without
a
knowledge
examination,
including
by
electronic
12
renewal,
under
the
conditions
set
forth
in
current
law.
13
However,
applicants
seeking
renewal
for
a
hazardous
material
14
endorsement
are
still
required
to
pass
a
knowledge
examination
15
in
order
to
obtain
or
retain
the
endorsement,
pursuant
to
16
federal
law.
17
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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