Bill Text: IA SF390 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to vehicles operating with a permit for excessive size or weight, and providing fees.(Formerly SSB 1043.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-26 - Referred to Ways and Means. S.J. 361. [SF390 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SF390-Introduced.html
Senate
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390
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
390
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1043)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
vehicles
operating
with
a
permit
for
1
excessive
size
or
weight,
and
providing
fees.
2
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
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
(1)
The
department
may
issue
all-systems
permits
3
under
section
321E.8
which
are
valid
for
movement
on
all
4
paved
highways
or
streets
primary
roads
and
secondary
roads,
5
including
roads
designated
by
a
local
authority
as
a
truck
6
route
,
except
the
interstate
road
system
if
prohibited
7
under
section
321E.8
,
and
except
any
highways
or
streets
8
under
the
jurisdiction
of
local
authorities
upon
which
an
9
all-systems
permit
is
road
designated
by
the
applicable
local
10
authority
as
not
valid
as
determined
by
the
applicable
local
11
authority
for
use
by
permitted
vehicles
if
the
local
authority
12
indicates
such
highways
and
streets
communicates
the
not-valid
13
designation
to
the
department
in
writing,
including
by
means
14
of
electronic
communication.
However,
all
roads
designated
as
15
not
valid
are
subject
to
review
by
the
department,
and
a
local
16
authority
shall
not
determine
that
any
paved
farm-to-market
17
road,
or
highway
or
street
road
designated
as
a
truck
route,
18
is
not
valid
for
purposes
of
an
all-systems
permit
without
19
justification.
A
highway
or
street
under
the
jurisdiction
of
20
a
local
authority
upon
which
movement
under
an
all-systems
21
permit
is
valid
shall
connect
with
a
highway
or
street
under
22
the
jurisdiction
of
the
state,
or
with
another
highway
or
23
street
upon
which
movement
under
an
all-systems
permit
is
valid
24
that
ultimately
connects
with
a
highway
or
street
under
the
25
jurisdiction
of
the
state.
26
(2)
A
local
authority
that
indicates
determines
a
highway
or
27
street,
including
a
paved
farm-to-market
road,
secondary
road,
28
or
road
designated
as
a
truck
route
upon
which
an
all-systems
29
permit
is
not
valid
under
subparagraph
(1)
shall
provide
a
30
written
justification
report
to
the
department
explaining
the
31
local
authority’s
determination
in
accordance
with
subparagraph
32
(1)
.
If
the
department
disagrees
with
the
local
authority’s
33
determination,
the
dispute
shall
be
resolved
in
accordance
with
34
chapter
17A
rules
adopted
by
the
department
.
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(3)
Notwithstanding
a
local
authority’s
determination
under
1
this
paragraph,
a
person
who
is
issued
an
all-systems
permit
2
may
operate
a
permitted
vehicle
over
the
most
direct
route
3
between
the
location
where
the
vehicle
is
loaded
or
is
to
be
4
unloaded
and
the
nearest
highway
or
street
upon
which
movement
5
under
an
all-systems
permit
is
valid.
If
all
roads
leading
to
6
and
from
a
loading
or
unloading
location
used
by
a
permitted
7
vehicle
are
designated
as
not
valid,
a
local
authority
shall
8
cooperate
with
the
department
to
find
an
alternate
route
for
9
the
permitted
vehicle
over
the
shortest
practicable
distance.
10
(4)
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
11
to
implement
and
administer
this
paragraph.
12
Sec.
2.
Section
321E.8,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
13
to
read
as
follows:
14
2.
Vehicles
with
indivisible
or
divisible
loads
having
an
15
overall
width
not
to
exceed
the
width
authorized
under
section
16
321.454
,
an
overall
length
not
to
exceed
the
length
authorized
17
under
section
321.457
,
an
overall
height
not
to
exceed
the
18
height
authorized
under
section
321.456
,
and
a
total
gross
19
weight
not
to
exceed
the
gross
weight
authorized
under
section
20
321.463
by
more
than
twelve
and
one-half
percent,
may
operate
21
under
an
all-systems
permit
and
shall
obtain
route
approval
22
from
the
department.
Permitted
vehicles
under
this
subsection
23
with
a
gross
weight
exceeding
eighty
thousand
pounds
shall
not
24
be
allowed
to
travel
on
any
portion
of
the
interstate
road
25
system.
26
Sec.
3.
Section
321E.9,
subsection
4,
paragraph
d,
Code
27
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
28
Sec.
4.
Section
321E.12,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
29
to
read
as
follows:
30
1.
a.
A
vehicle
traveling
under
permit
shall
be
registered
31
for
the
gross
weight
of
the
vehicle
and
load.
A
trip
permit
32
issued
according
to
section
326.23
shall
not
be
used
in
lieu
of
33
the
registration
provided
for
in
this
section
.
34
b.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
a
vehicle
traveling
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under
a
single-trip
permit
issued
under
section
321E.9
may
be
1
registered
with
the
department
for
the
combined
gross
weight
2
of
the
vehicle
and
load
on
a
single-trip
basis.
The
fee
for
3
single-trip
registration
is
four
dollars
per
ton
exceeding
4
forty
tons.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
relates
to
vehicles
operating
with
a
permit
for
9
excessive
size
or
weight
(permit).
10
Permits
are
generally
issued
by
the
authority
responsible
11
for
the
maintenance
of
the
system
of
highways
or
streets
on
12
which
the
permitted
vehicles
are
authorized
to
travel.
One
13
such
permit
is
an
all-systems
permit
that
may
be
issued
by
14
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
to
authorize
movement
15
on
most
paved
highways
or
streets,
excluding
the
interstate
16
road
system
and
any
highway
or
street
under
local
authority
17
where
the
permit
is
not
valid,
as
determined
by
the
local
18
authority,
if
indicated
to
the
DOT.
Despite
local
authority
19
determinations,
permitted
vehicles
may
still
travel
the
20
shortest
route
between
loading
and
unloading
sites
and
valid
21
highways.
The
bill
makes
an
all-systems
permit
valid
for
22
movement
on
all
primary
and
secondary
roads,
including
roads
23
designated
by
a
local
authority
as
a
truck
route,
subject
24
to
the
exceptions
for
the
interstate
road
system
and
roads
25
deemed
not
valid
by
a
local
authority.
Under
the
bill,
a
road
26
designated
as
not
valid
is
subject
to
DOT
review.
If
the
DOT
27
disagrees
with
the
justification,
the
dispute
must
be
resolved
28
in
accordance
with
DOT
rules.
The
bill
requires
a
local
29
authority
to
cooperate
with
the
DOT
to
find
alternate
routes
if
30
all
roads
leading
to
a
loading
and
unloading
location
used
by
a
31
permitted
vehicle
are
designated
as
not
valid.
32
Current
law
authorizes
the
DOT
to
issue
an
all-systems
33
permit
valid
for
the
movement
of
vehicles
with
a
total
gross
34
weight
not
to
exceed
the
gross
weight
authorized
under
Code
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section
321.463
(maximum
gross
weight),
which
varies
based
on
1
the
number
of
axles
and
distance
between
the
axles,
by
more
2
than
12
percent.
The
bill
increases
the
allowable
weight
3
variance
for
such
permitted
vehicles
to
not
more
than
12.5
4
percent.
5
Under
current
law,
containers
for
international
shipment
6
must
be
considered
an
indivisible
load
when
transported
under
a
7
single-trip
permit
if
the
vehicle
combination
does
not
exceed
8
maximum
dimensions,
the
container
is
sealed
for
international
9
shipment
and
is
either
being
exported
or
arriving
from
a
10
foreign
country,
specified
documentation
is
carried
in
the
11
vehicle,
and
the
container
holds
only
raw
forest
products.
The
12
bill
strikes
the
requirement
that
the
container
hold
only
raw
13
forest
products.
14
Under
current
law,
the
DOT
and
local
authorities
are
15
authorized
to
issue
single-trip
permits
for
the
movement
of
16
vehicles
that
exceed
established
dimensions
and
weight
limits
17
(Code
section
321E.9).
A
vehicle
traveling
under
an
oversize
18
or
overweight
permit
is
required
to
be
registered
for
the
gross
19
weight
of
the
vehicle
and
load.
The
owner
of
a
commercial
20
vehicle,
which
is
properly
registered
and
licensed
in
some
21
other
jurisdiction
and
also
operated
occasionally
in
Iowa,
22
who
pays
the
$10
trip
permit
fee
that
otherwise
authorizes
23
a
commercial
vehicle
not
registered
in
Iowa
to
be
operated
24
in
Iowa
for
up
to
72
hours,
in
accordance
with
Code
section
25
326.23,
cannot
use
that
trip
permit
in
lieu
of
the
oversize
26
or
overweight
vehicle
registration
requirements.
The
bill
27
authorizes
a
vehicle
traveling
under
a
single-trip
permit
to
be
28
registered
with
the
DOT
on
a
single-trip
basis
for
the
combined
29
gross
weight
of
the
vehicle
and
load.
The
fee
for
single-trip
30
registration
is
$4
per
ton
exceeding
40
tons.
The
bill
strikes
31
the
prohibition
on
using
a
Code
section
326.23
trip
permit
in
32
lieu
of
registration.
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