SF 2078: Relating to the use and calibration of automated or remote systems for traffic law enforcement

What it does

This bill limits certain excessive speed violations that counties, municipalities, and other local boards or bodies having authority to adopt local police regulations (local authorities) may enforce by use of an automated or remote system for traffic law enforcement (ATE system) and requires local authorities to calibrate ATE systems under their jurisdiction. The bill prohibits a local authority from enforcing violations for exceeding the speed limit by less than miles per hour identified through the use of an ATE system if the moneys collected from citations issued from all of the local authority’s ATE systems equal or exceed 250 percent of the municipal infraction and scheduled fine revenue collected by the local authority in the previous fiscal year from traffic citations issued by the local authority’s peace officers or other officials.

Senate subcommittee · named January 25, 2022

• Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Adrian Dickey (R) · adrian.dickey@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 4 against

For: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

Against: Iowa State Bar Association; Metropolitan Coalition; Sensys Gatso; Verra Mobility

In plain words

1. January 19, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
2. January 25, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Bisignano and Dickey
3. January 26, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 21, 2022Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2352