Bills › 89th General Assembly
HSB 83
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 20, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 20, 2021
- Done: House committeeFebruary 3, 2021
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 389
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 389 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 389 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who drive large trucks weighing over 16,000 pounds would no longer be classified as chauffeurs under this law. It also makes it so that all firefighters and ambulance workers are exempt from chauffeur rules when they are driving their emergency vehicles, even if they receive small payments for their work. These changes affect how certain drivers are licensed and categorized in Iowa.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, chauffeurs are subject to special driver’s licensing requirements. A chauffeur is a person who operates a motor vehicle, including a school bus, in the transportation of persons for wages, compensation, or hire, or a person who operates a truck tractor, road tractor, or a motor truck which has a gross vehicle weight rating exceeding 16,000 pounds. There are exceptions that specifically exempt certain persons from being considered a chauffeur. This bill eliminates from the definition of chauffeur persons who operate a truck tractor, road tractor, or motor truck which has a gross vehicle weight rating exceeding 16,000 pounds. _____ who receive nominal compensation not based upon the value of the service performed. The bill exempts all fire fighters when operating a fire apparatus and all ambulance and rescue squad attendants when operating an ambulance or rescue squad apparatus from being considered a chauffeur. The fee for a chauffeur’s instruction permit is $12 compared to a fee of $6 for an instruction permit other than a special instruction, chauffeur’s instruction, or commercial learner’s permit. The fee for a noncommercial chauffeur driver’s license is $8 per year of validity compared to a fee of $4 per year of validity for noncommercial driver’s licenses.
House subcommittee
Named January 20, 2021. On January 26, 2021 it recommended passage.
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