Bill Text: IA SF237 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing that warning lights are not required on vehicles of excessive weight.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-14 - Subcommittee: Zumbach, Klimesh, and T. Taylor. S.J. 322. [SF237 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF237-Introduced.html
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BY
ZUMBACH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
that
warning
lights
are
not
required
on
1
vehicles
of
excessive
weight.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321E.24,
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
321E.24
Warning
and
lighting
devices
on
oversize
vehicles
and
3
loads.
4
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
5
regarding
oversize
load
signs,
warning
flags,
vehicle
length
6
warning
lights,
and
projecting-load
lights.
A
vehicle
or
7
combination
of
vehicles
with
a
gross
weight
or
combined
gross
8
weight
exceeding
eighty
thousand
pounds
shall
not
be
required
9
to
display
warning
lights
based
on
the
vehicle’s
weight,
but
10
may
otherwise
be
required
to
display
warning
lights
based
on
11
length,
a
projecting
load,
or
other
factors,
as
provided
by
12
law.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
Pursuant
to
Code
section
321E.24,
the
department
of
17
transportation
(DOT)
adopted
administrative
rules
regarding
18
oversize
load
signs,
warning
flags,
warning
lights,
and
19
projecting-load
lights
(761
IAC
511.18(3)).
The
DOT’s
rules
20
require
vehicles
longer
than
85
feet
but
not
longer
than
120
21
feet,
vehicles
with
a
front
projection
over
25
feet,
vehicles
22
with
a
rear
projection
over
10
feet,
and
vehicles
weighing
23
over
80,000
pounds
to
display
a
flashing
or
strobe
amber
light
24
that
is
visible
for
at
least
500
feet
and
provides
360-degree
25
warning,
which
light
must
be
mounted
on
the
towing
unit
and
be
26
visible
from
the
front
and
rear.
27
This
bill
provides
that
vehicles
exceeding
80,000
pounds
are
28
not
required
to
display
warning
lights
based
on
the
vehicle’s
29
weight.
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