Bill Text: IA SSB1139 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring the department of transportation to ensure equal representation for the development of statewide urban design specifications.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-25 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SSB1139 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SSB1139-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1139
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
ZUMBACH)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
the
department
of
transportation
to
ensure
1
equal
representation
for
the
development
of
statewide
urban
2
design
specifications.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
307.22,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7.
Ensure
equal
representation
between
3
governmental
and
nongovernmental
entities
in
developing
4
statewide
urban
design
specifications.
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
Under
current
law,
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
9
is
responsible
for,
among
other
things,
certain
planning
10
and
programming
activities.
These
responsibilities
include
11
planning
all
modes
of
transportation
to
develop
an
integrated
12
transportation
system
that
provides
adequate
transportation
13
services
for
all
Iowans;
developing
and
maintaining
statistical
14
data;
establishing,
analyzing,
and
evaluating
alternative
15
transportation
policies;
coordinating
planning
efforts
across
16
the
DOT’s
divisions;
annually
reporting
on
the
condition
and
17
details
of
nonprimary
highways;
and
studying
and
developing
18
highway
transport
economics
to
ensure
the
availability
and
19
productivity
of
highway
transport
services.
20
This
bill
adds
to
the
DOT’s
planning
and
programming
21
responsibilities
a
requirement
to
ensure
equal
representation
22
between
governmental
and
nongovernmental
entities
in
developing
23
statewide
urban
design
specifications.
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