Bill Text: IA SSB1187 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to vehicles of excessive size and weight, including highways and streets upon which movement of such vehicles is permitted and warning lights on such vehicles.(See SF 527.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-06 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 527. [SSB1187 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SSB1187-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1187
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KLIMESH)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
vehicles
of
excessive
size
and
weight,
1
including
highways
and
streets
upon
which
movement
of
such
2
vehicles
is
permitted
and
warning
lights
on
such
vehicles.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321E.3,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
The
department
may
issue
all-systems
permits
under
3
section
321E.8
which
are
valid
for
movements
movement
on
all
4
highways
or
streets
under
the
jurisdiction
of
either
the
state
,
5
except
the
interstate
road
system
if
prohibited
under
section
6
321E.8
,
or
those
and
except
any
highways
or
streets
under
the
7
jurisdiction
of
local
authorities
that
have
indicated
upon
8
which
an
all-systems
permit
is
not
valid
as
determined
by
the
9
applicable
local
authority
if
the
local
authority
indicates
10
such
highways
and
streets
to
the
department
in
writing,
11
including
by
means
of
electronic
communication
,
those
streets
12
or
highways
for
which
an
all-systems
permit
is
not
valid
.
A
13
highway
or
street
under
the
jurisdiction
of
a
local
authority
14
upon
which
movement
under
an
all-systems
permit
is
valid
shall
15
connect
with
a
highway
or
street
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
16
state.
17
Sec.
2.
Section
321E.24,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
18
follows:
19
321E.24
Warning
and
lighting
devices
on
oversize
vehicles
and
20
loads.
21
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
22
regarding
oversize
load
signs,
warning
flags,
vehicle
length
23
warning
lights,
and
projecting-load
lights.
A
vehicle
or
24
combination
of
vehicles
with
a
gross
weight
or
combined
gross
25
weight
exceeding
eighty
thousand
pounds
shall
not
be
required
26
to
display
warning
lights
based
on
the
vehicle’s
weight,
but
27
may
otherwise
be
required
to
display
warning
lights
based
on
28
length,
a
projecting
load,
or
other
factors,
as
provided
by
29
law.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
Under
current
law,
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
34
is
authorized
to
issue
all-systems
permits
under
Code
section
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321E.8
(annual
permits)
which
are
valid
for
movements
on
all
1
highways
or
streets
under
the
jurisdiction
of
either
the
state,
2
except
the
interstate
road
system
if
otherwise
prohibited,
or
3
those
local
authorities
that
have
indicated
to
the
department
4
in
writing,
including
by
means
of
electronic
communication,
5
those
streets
or
highways
for
which
an
all-systems
permit
is
6
not
valid.
7
This
bill
requires
the
highways
and
streets
under
the
8
jurisdiction
of
local
authorities
upon
which
movement
under
an
9
all-systems
permit
is
valid
to
connect
with
a
highway
or
street
10
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
state.
The
bill
makes
changes
to
11
Code
section
321E.3(1)(b)
to
enhance
readability.
12
Under
current
law,
pursuant
to
Code
section
321E.24,
the
DOT
13
adopted
administrative
rules
regarding
oversize
load
signs,
14
warning
flags,
warning
lights,
and
projecting-load
lights
(761
15
IAC
511.18(3)).
The
DOT’s
rules
require
vehicles
longer
than
16
85
feet
but
not
longer
than
120
feet,
vehicles
with
a
front
17
projection
over
25
feet,
vehicles
with
a
rear
projection
over
18
10
feet,
and
vehicles
weighing
over
80,000
pounds
to
display
19
a
flashing
or
strobe
amber
light
that
is
visible
for
at
least
20
500
feet
and
provides
360-degree
warning,
which
light
must
be
21
mounted
on
the
towing
unit
and
be
visible
from
the
front
and
22
rear.
23
The
bill
provides
that
vehicles
exceeding
80,000
pounds
are
24
not
required
to
display
warning
lights
based
on
the
vehicle’s
25
weight.
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