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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 2286: Relating to railroad train length limits, and making penalties applicable

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill limits the length of any freight or work railroad train operated or permitted to be operated by a railway corporation to 8,500 feet. Pursuant to Code section 327D.17, a violation of the bill results in a “schedule 4” penalty under Code section 327C.5, a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 per violation. The bill makes organizational and conforming changes to Code section 327D.3.

Sponsors

Labor and Business Relations (companion To Hf 2339 By Committee on Transportation) committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

House File 2339 is estimated to require an additional FTE position to inspect trains and enforce the new requirement at a cost of $105,000 per year. The DOT may request an increase in appropriation for an additional FTE position.

Lobbying · 8 for, 8 against

For: Associated General Contractors of Iowa; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Motor Truck Association; Personal Interest-Michael Walker; SMART-Transportation Division; UAW Region 4; United Professionals/UE

Against: BNSF Railway Co.; Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad; Burlington Junction Railway; CN Rail; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); Iowa Interstate Railroad; Iowa Northern Railway Company; Union Pacific Railroad

In plain words

  1. February 16, 2022Filed in the Senate
  2. February 16, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 24, 2022Sent to the Senate Labor and Business Relations committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF2286