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Bills › 88th General Assembly

SF 2090Died when the session ended · January 28, 2020

Relating to lighted lamps on bicycles, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions

Sponsored by the Senate Transportation Committee

Topics:Transportation

Same legislation: SF 51

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Also covers SF 51.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 16, 2019
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2019
  3. Done: Senate committeeJanuary 28, 2020
  4. Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

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’s a funnel?

What’s in it

Current law requires a bicycle to have a front lighted lamp and either a rear lighted lamp or a rear reflector at any time from sunset to sunrise, and at such other times when conditions such as fog, snow, sleet, or rain provide insufficient lighting to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of 500 feet ahead. This bill requires every bicycle to have a front and rear lighted lamp during the stated periods of time, and strikes the provision allowing a bicycle to be equipped a rear reflector in lieu of the rear lighted lamp.

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The scheduled fine for violating this provision is $25. However, the bill provides that a citation issued for failure to have a front lamp or rear lamp on a bicycle must first provide for a 72-hour period within which the person charged with the violation shall replace or repair the lamp. If the person complies with the directive to replace or repair the lamp, the citation must be expunged. The bill takes effect January 1, 2021.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§321.385A§321.397

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Lobbying

1 for · 1 against · 8 undecided · Who →

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88th General Assembly

SF 51RenumberedSF 2090Cleared committeefrom SF 51

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SF 47Cleared committee89th GA

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