88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
HF 510: Relating to the discharge of visible particulate emissions from a diesel-powered motor vehicle, 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 prohibits a person operating a diesel-powered motor vehicle from knowingly or intentionally causing the vehicle to discharge noticeably visible smoke, soot, or other particulate emissions onto another motor vehicle, a person riding a bicycle, or a pedestrian. The bill does not apply to a diesel-powered motor vehicle with a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or more, a commercial motor vehicle, a construction vehicle operating at a construction site, a self-propelled implement of husbandry, or a farm tractor, or when the discharge of smoke, soot, or other particulate emissions is the result of normal acceleration or towing. A violation of the bill is punishable by a scheduled fine of $100.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against
For: CAFE Iowa Citizen's Action Network (Clean Air for Everyone); Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club
In plain words
- February 25, 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 Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF510