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88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

HF 2019: Establishing a conditional exception to pre-use inspection requirements for new school buses

Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill exempts a new vehicle that is sold to be used as a school bus from pre-use inspections conducted under Code section 321.374 and rules adopted by the state board of education if the dealer who sells the new vehicle provides to the school or school district purchasing the vehicle an affidavit certifying that the new vehicle complies with minimum safety standards and requirements set forth under Code section 321.373.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 22, 2020

  • Rep. David Sieck (R) · david.sieck@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. John Landon (R)
  • Rep. Brian Meyer (D) · brian.meyer@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 3 against

Against: Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 15, 2020Filed in the House and sent to the Transportation committee
  2. January 22, 2020House subcommittee named: Sieck, Landon, Meyer and B
  3. February 12, 2020Subcommittee recommended against it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF2019