Bill Text: IA HF2037 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to lamps and clothing required for the operation of bicycles, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-11 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [HF2037 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2037-Introduced.html
House
File
2037
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2037
BY
WILLS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
lamps
and
clothing
required
for
the
1
operation
of
bicycles,
providing
penalties,
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
321.385A,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
321.385A
Citation
for
unlighted
headlamp,
rear
lamp,
or
rear
3
registration
plate
light
,
or
bicycle
lamp
.
4
1.
a.
A
citation
issued
for
failure
to
have
headlamps
5
as
required
under
section
321.385
shall
first
provide
for
a
6
seventy-two
hour
seventy-two-hour
period
within
which
the
7
person
charged
with
the
violation
shall
replace
or
repair
the
8
headlamp.
9
b.
A
citation
issued
for
failure
to
have
rear
lamps
as
10
required
under
section
321.387
or
a
rear
registration
plate
11
light
as
required
under
section
321.388
shall
first
provide
for
12
a
seventy-two
hour
seventy-two-hour
period
within
which
the
13
person
charged
with
the
violation
shall
replace
or
repair
the
14
lamps
or
light.
15
c.
A
citation
issued
for
failure
to
have
a
front
or
rear
16
lamp
on
a
bicycle
or
on
a
bicycle
rider
as
required
under
17
section
321.397
shall
first
provide
for
a
seventy-two-hour
18
period
within
which
the
person
charged
with
the
violation
shall
19
replace
or
repair
the
lamp.
20
2.
If
the
person
complies
with
the
directive
to
replace
21
or
repair
the
headlamp,
rear
lamps,
or
rear
registration
22
plate
light
,
or
bicycle
lamp
within
the
allotted
time
period,
23
the
citation
shall
be
expunged.
If
the
person
fails
to
24
comply
within
the
allotted
time
period,
the
citation
shall
be
25
processed
in
the
same
manner
as
other
citations.
26
3.
A
citation
issued
under
this
section
shall
include
27
a
written
notice
of
replacement
or
repair
which
shall
28
indicate
the
date
of
replacement
or
repair
and
the
manner
in
29
which
the
replacement
or
repair
occurred
and
which
shall
be
30
returned
to
the
issuing
authority
within
the
seventy-two
hour
31
seventy-two-hour
time
period.
32
Sec.
2.
Section
321.397,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
33
follows:
34
321.397
Lamps
on
bicycles.
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Every
At
any
time
from
sunset
to
sunrise,
a
bicycle
shall
1
be
equipped
with
a
lamp
on
the
front
exhibiting
a
steady
2
or
flashing
white
light
,
at
the
times
specified
in
section
3
321.384
,
visible
from
a
distance
of
at
least
three
hundred
4
feet
to
the
front
,
and
every
bicycle
or
bicycle
rider
shall
5
be
equipped
with
a
lamp
on
the
rear
exhibiting
a
steady
or
6
flashing
red
light
visible
from
a
distance
of
three
hundred
7
feet
to
the
rear
;
except
that
a
red
reflector
may
be
used
in
8
lieu
of
a
rear
light
.
A
peace
officer
riding
a
police
bicycle
9
is
not
required
to
use
either
front
or
rear
lamps
if
duty
so
10
requires.
11
Sec.
3.
Section
321.423,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
is
amended
12
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
13
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
k.
A
flashing
white
or
red
light
equipped
on
14
a
bicycle
operating
on
a
highway
pursuant
to
section
321.397
15
is
permitted.
16
Sec.
4.
Section
321.423,
subsection
7,
paragraph
a,
17
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
18
follows:
19
Except
as
provided
in
section
321.373,
subsection
7
,
and
20
subsection
2
,
paragraphs
“c”
,
and
“i”
,
and
“k”
of
this
section
,
21
a
flashing
white
light
shall
only
be
used
on
a
vehicle
in
the
22
following
circumstances:
23
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
321.434A
Bicycle
riders
——
24
high-visibility
or
reflective
clothing
required.
25
A
person
riding
a
bicycle
on
a
highway
with
a
speed
limit
of
26
forty-five
miles
per
hour
or
more,
other
than
for
the
purpose
27
of
crossing
the
highway
at
a
crosswalk,
shall
wear
clothing
28
and
equipment
which
together
contain
at
least
one
hundred
29
forty-four
square
inches
of
high-visibility
or
reflective
30
material
visible
to
the
rear
of
the
bicycle.
This
section
31
does
not
apply
to
a
person
riding
a
bicycle
as
part
of
an
32
organized
bicycle
riding
event
involving
five
hundred
or
more
33
bicycle
riders
at
which
one
or
more
certified
peace
officers
34
are
providing
traffic
control
and
direction.
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Sec.
6.
Section
805.8A,
subsection
9,
Code
2020,
is
amended
1
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
l.
Section
321.434A
.
.
.
.
$
25.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
Current
law
requires
a
bicycle
to
have
a
front
lighted
7
lamp
and
either
a
rear
lighted
lamp
or
a
rear
reflector
at
8
any
time
from
sunset
to
sunrise,
and
at
such
other
times
9
when
conditions
such
as
fog,
snow,
sleet,
or
rain
provide
10
insufficient
lighting
to
render
clearly
discernible
persons
and
11
vehicles
on
the
highway
at
a
distance
of
500
feet
ahead.
This
12
bill
instead
requires
that,
from
sunset
to
sunrise,
a
bicycle
13
must
be
equipped
with
a
lamp
on
the
front
exhibiting
a
steady
14
or
flashing
white
light
visible
from
a
distance
of
at
least
300
15
feet
to
the
front,
and
every
bicycle
or
bicycle
rider
must
be
16
equipped
with
a
lamp
exhibiting
a
steady
or
flashing
red
light
17
visible
from
a
distance
of
300
feet
to
the
rear.
18
The
scheduled
fine
for
a
violation
of
this
provision
is
$25.
19
However,
the
bill
provides
that
a
citation
issued
for
failure
20
to
have
a
front
or
rear
lamp
on
a
bicycle
or
on
a
bicycle
rider
21
must
first
provide
for
a
72-hour
period
within
which
the
person
22
charged
with
the
violation
can
replace
or
repair
the
lamp.
If
23
the
person
complies
with
the
directive
to
replace
or
repair
the
24
bicycle
lamp,
the
citation
must
be
expunged.
25
The
bill
requires
a
person
riding
a
bicycle
on
a
highway
26
with
a
speed
limit
of
45
miles
per
hour
or
more,
other
than
27
for
the
purpose
of
crossing
the
highway
at
a
crosswalk,
to
28
wear
clothing
and
equipment
which
together
contain
at
least
29
144
square
inches
of
high-visibility
or
reflective
material
30
visible
to
the
rear
of
the
bicycle.
The
scheduled
fine
for
a
31
violation
of
this
provision
is
$25.
The
bill
provides
that
32
the
provision
does
not
apply
to
a
person
riding
a
bicycle
as
33
part
of
an
organized
bicycle
riding
event
involving
500
or
more
34
bicycle
riders
at
which
one
or
more
certified
peace
officers
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