Bill Text: IA SF2218 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to conventional human drivers physically present in certain driverless-capable vehicles, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-07 - Subcommittee: Koelker, Gruenhagen, and Wahls. S.J. 238. [SF2218 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2218-Introduced.html
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A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
conventional
human
drivers
physically
1
present
in
certain
driverless-capable
vehicles,
and
making
2
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.515,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
1
paragraph
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
A
driverless-capable
vehicle
may
operate
on
the
public
3
highways
of
this
state
without
a
conventional
human
driver
4
physically
present
in
the
vehicle,
unless
required
under
5
section
321.515A,
if
the
vehicle
meets
all
of
the
following
6
conditions:
7
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
321.515A
Conventional
human
driver
——
8
when
required.
9
A
driverless-capable
vehicle
operating
for
commercial
10
purposes,
and
not
for
personal
use,
shall
not
operate
on
the
11
public
highways
of
this
state
without
a
conventional
human
12
driver
physically
present
in
the
vehicle.
The
conventional
13
human
driver
must
have
the
ability
to
monitor
the
vehicle’s
14
operation
and,
if
necessary,
intervene
by
taking
over
the
15
operation
of
the
vehicle
manually,
including
but
not
limited
16
to
by
stopping
and
shutting
off
the
vehicle.
A
conventional
17
human
driver
required
under
this
section
shall
hold
a
driver’s
18
license
and
any
endorsement
that
would
otherwise
be
required
19
for
the
operation
of
the
vehicle,
and
shall
comply
with
all
20
applicable
federal
and
state
laws
regulating
automated
and
21
conventional
vehicles.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
Under
current
law,
a
driverless-capable
vehicle
is
26
authorized
to
operate
on
the
public
highways
of
Iowa
without
27
a
conventional
human
driver
physically
present
in
the
vehicle
28
if
the
vehicle
meets
all
of
the
specified
system
and
safety
29
requirements.
30
This
bill
requires
a
conventional
human
driver
to
be
31
physically
present
in
a
driverless-capable
vehicle
if
the
32
vehicle
is
operating
for
commercial
purposes
and
not
personal
33
use.
34
Under
the
bill,
a
conventional
human
driver
physically
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present
in
a
vehicle
operating
in
accordance
with
the
bill
must
1
have
the
ability
to
monitor
the
driverless-capable
vehicle’s
2
operation
and,
if
necessary,
intervene
by
taking
over
the
3
operation
of
the
vehicle
manually,
including
but
not
limited
to
4
by
stopping
and
shutting
off
the
vehicle.
5
In
addition,
the
bill
requires
such
a
conventional
human
6
driver
to
hold
a
driver’s
license
and
any
endorsement
that
7
would
otherwise
be
required
for
the
operation
of
the
vehicle,
8
and
to
comply
with
all
applicable
federal
and
state
laws
9
regulating
automated
and
conventional
vehicles.
Under
current
10
law,
special
driver’s
licenses
and
driver’s
license
types
11
are
required
for
the
operation
of
different
types
of
motor
12
vehicles,
including
motorcycles,
motorized
bicycles,
and
13
commercial
motor
vehicles
(CMV).
In
particular,
a
person
14
generally
must
hold
a
commercial
driver’s
license
(CDL)
15
to
operate
a
CMV.
A
vehicle
is
considered
a
CMV
based
on
16
the
vehicle’s
weight,
design,
and
use.
While
transporting
17
certain
passengers
or
loads,
different
types
of
special
CDL
18
endorsements
are
required.
19
By
operation
of
law,
a
person
who
operates
a
motor
vehicle
20
that
requires
a
driver’s
license
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor
21
punishable
by
a
scheduled
fine
of
$260
if
the
person
does
not
22
hold
a
driver’s
license
valid
for
the
vehicle’s
operation
(Code
23
section
805.8A(4)).
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