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88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026

HF 382: Concerning matters relating to the transportation of railroad workers, and providing penalties

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 relates to companies that operate motor vehicles and employ drivers for the transportation of railroad workers. Under the bill, the term employer means a railroad worker transportation company. The term employee refers to a driver who performs a service for a railroad worker transportation company, either for wages or as an independent contractor. The bill requires an employer to provide for annual inspection of the employer’s motor vehicles by a qualified person. In addition, each employee who drives a motor vehicle must complete a daily written vehicle report.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 3 for, 4 against

For: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; SMART-Transportation Division

Against: BNSF Railway Co.; CN Rail; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); Union Pacific Railroad

In plain words

  1. February 13, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Transportation committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF382