Bill Text: IA SSB1187 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to certain state highways not designated as part of the interstate road system, including the operation of implements of husbandry on such highways, making appropriations, and including applicability provisions.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-25 - Subcommittee Meeting: 02/26/2025 9:30AM Senate Lounge. [SSB1187 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SSB1187-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1187
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
COMMERCE
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
BOUSSELOT)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
certain
state
highways
not
designated
as
1
part
of
the
interstate
road
system,
including
the
operation
2
of
implements
of
husbandry
on
such
highways,
making
3
appropriations,
and
including
applicability
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
314.16A
Interstate
road
designation
1
——
prohibition.
2
The
department
of
transportation
and
the
state
3
transportation
commission
shall
not
pursue
an
interstate
4
road
designation
for
the
segment
of
highway
that
is
a
5
controlled-access
facility,
as
defined
in
section
306A.2,
6
designated
as
state
highway
5
and
United
States
highway
65,
7
including
where
the
highway
designations
overlap,
between
8
interstate
35
and
interstate
80,
unless
the
United
States
9
government
provides
an
exemption
to
federal
regulations
10
regarding
vehicle
weight
and
size
on
that
segment.
The
federal
11
exemption
must
authorize
any
vehicle
that
is
not
prohibited
12
from
being
operated
on
the
segment
prior
to
the
date
of
13
designation
as
an
interstate
road
to
continue
to
be
operated
on
14
the
segment
after
designation
as
an
interstate
road.
15
Sec.
2.
Section
321.285,
subsection
5,
paragraph
e,
Code
16
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
e.
(1)
Any
kind
of
A
vehicle,
device,
implement,
or
18
conveyance
incapable
of
attaining
and
maintaining
a
speed
19
of
forty
miles
per
hour
shall
be
prohibited
from
using
the
20
interstate
road
system.
21
(2)
This
paragraph
does
not
apply
to
an
implement
of
22
husbandry
that
a
person
is
authorized
to
operate
on
the
segment
23
of
United
States
highway
65,
and
state
highway
5,
including
24
where
the
highway
designations
overlap,
between
the
highway’s
25
intersection
with
United
States
highway
6
and
the
highway’s
26
intersection
with
United
States
highway
69,
or
farther
west
27
if
authorized
by
the
department,
prior
to
the
date
that
28
segment
of
highway
is
designated
a
part
of
the
interstate
29
road
system,
if
the
segment
of
highway
is
designated
a
part
30
of
the
interstate
road
system.
The
department
may
authorize
31
an
implement
of
husbandry
to
be
operated
on
a
segment
of
the
32
highway
described
above
farther
west
beyond
the
intersection
33
with
United
States
highway
69.
This
subparagraph
is
repealed
34
on
the
date
an
alternative
route
for
implements
of
husbandry
is
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developed,
deemed
suitable
by
the
department
of
transportation
1
in
consultation
with
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
2
stewardship,
and
opened
for
traffic
to
bypass
the
segment
of
3
the
interstate
road
system
described
in
this
subparagraph.
The
4
department
of
transportation
shall
notify
the
Iowa
Code
editor
5
on
that
date.
6
Sec.
3.
ALTERNATIVE
HIGHWAY
STUDY
——
APPROPRIATION.
There
7
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
8
department
of
transportation
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
9
1,
2025,
and
ending
June
30,
2026,
the
following
amount,
or
so
10
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
for
the
department
to
conduct
11
an
alternative
highway
study
to
develop
and
implement
an
12
accessible
highway
route
suitable
for
implements
of
husbandry
13
to
be
operated
alongside,
but
not
directly
on,
the
segment
of
14
United
States
highway
65,
and
state
highway
5,
including
where
15
the
highway
designations
overlap,
between
United
States
highway
16
6
and
United
States
highway
69:
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Sec.
4.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
the
segment
19
of
the
highway
known
as
United
States
highway
65,
and
state
20
highway
5,
including
where
the
highway
designations
overlap,
21
described
in
this
Act
on
the
effective
date
of
this
Act,
22
and
shall
apply
to
that
segment
of
the
highway
thereafter
23
regardless
of
whether
the
highway’s
designation
as
United
24
States
highway
65,
or
state
highway
5,
including
where
the
25
highway
designations
overlap,
is
subsequently
changed
by
the
26
state
transportation
commission,
department
of
transportation,
27
or
the
government
of
the
United
States.
28
EXPLANATION
29
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
30
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
31
Under
current
law,
any
kind
of
vehicle,
implement,
or
32
conveyance
incapable
of
attaining
and
maintaining
a
speed
of
40
33
miles
per
hour
(MPH)
is
prohibited
from
using
the
interstate
34
road
system.
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This
bill
provides
a
conditional
exception
to
that
1
prohibition.
If
an
implement
of
husbandry
may
be
operated
2
on
the
segment
of
the
highway
known
as
U.S.
highway
65,
and
3
state
highway
5,
including
where
the
highway
designations
4
overlap
(segment),
between
the
highway’s
intersection
with
U.S.
5
highway
6
and
the
highway’s
intersection
with
U.S.
highway
69,
6
prior
to
the
date
the
segment
becomes
part
of
the
interstate
7
road
system,
then
the
implement
of
husbandry
may
continue
to
8
be
operated
on
that
segment
until
an
alternative
route
for
9
implements
of
husbandry
is
made
available.
The
department
of
10
transportation
(DOT)
may
authorize
an
implement
of
husbandry
to
11
be
operated
on
the
segment
farther
west
beyond
the
intersection
12
with
U.S.
highway
69.
13
Under
current
law,
an
“implement
of
husbandry”
means
a
14
vehicle
or
special
mobile
equipment
manufactured,
designed,
15
or
reconstructed
for
agricultural
purposes
and,
except
16
for
incidental
uses,
is
exclusively
used
in
the
conduct
of
17
agricultural
operations.
To
be
considered
an
implement
of
18
husbandry,
a
self-propelled
qualifying
vehicle
must
be
operated
19
at
speeds
of
35
MPH
or
less.
20
The
bill
prohibits
the
DOT
and
the
state
transportation
21
commission
from
pursuing
an
interstate
road
designation
for
22
the
segment
extending
between
the
segment’s
intersections
with
23
interstate
35
and
interstate
80
unless
the
U.S.
government
24
provides
an
exemption
from
federal
regulations
regarding
25
vehicle
weight
and
size
on
that
segment,
as
described
in
the
26
bill.
27
The
bill
appropriates
moneys
from
the
general
fund
of
the
28
state
to
the
DOT
to
conduct
an
alternative
highway
study
to
29
develop
and
implement
an
accessible
alternative
highway
route
30
suitable
for
implements
of
husbandry.
31
The
bill
applies
to
the
segment
on
the
effective
date
of
the
32
bill,
and
will
continue
to
apply
to
the
segment
regardless
of
33
whether
the
highway’s
designation
is
subsequently
changed.
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