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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

SSB 3106: SSB 3106

Became SF 2347 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

463 limits the gross weight of a vehicle based on the highway of travel and the number of axles and the distance between the axles on the vehicle. Generally, vehicles are allowed to have a maximum gross weight of up to 80,000 pounds on any highway, and commercial motor vehicles with six or seven axles are allowed to have a gross weight of up to 96,000 pounds on noninterstate highways.463, Code chapter 321E authorizes single-trip, multi-trip, and annual permits for vehicles of excessive size and weight.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

3 million per year. The DOT’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) estimates a one-time cost of $40,000 to pay the vendor to update the programming of the Iowa Automated Permitting System. There is also a one-time estimated cost of $8,000 to create a new embargo map f…

Senate subcommittee · named February 8, 2022

  • Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Todd E. Taylor (D)

Lobbying · 8 for, 6 against

For: Agribusiness Association of Iowa; Associated General Contractors of Iowa; Iowa Cattlemen's Association; Iowa Corn Growers Association; Iowa Poultry Association; Iowa Soybean Association; Iowa State Dairy Association; Iowa Turkey Federation

Against: BNSF Railway Co.; CN Rail; Iowa Interstate Railroad; Linn County Board of Supervisors; Union Pacific Railroad; Urban County Coalition

In plain words

  1. February 8, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
  2. February 8, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Zumbach, Shipley, Taylor and T
  3. February 10, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  4. February 17, 2022Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2347

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SSB3106