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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 258: Relating to commercial driver’s licenses and commercial learner’s permits, including compliance with federal regulations, and making penalties applicable

Signed into law

What it does

This bill aligns relevant provisions of Code chapter 321 (motor vehicles and law of the road) with federal regulations relating to the national drug and alcohol clearinghouse, commercial driver’s licenses (CDL), and commercial learner’s permits (CLP). Under federal regulations, prior to issuing a CDL to a person, a state must, among other things, initiate and complete a check of the applicant’s driving record to ensure that the person is not subject to disqualification and does not have a driver’s license from more than one state or jurisdiction.

Sponsors

Transportation (companion To Sf 155 By Committee on Transportation) committee

Cost

Cost: up to $17,000

4 million in FY 2025 and each year thereafter. There would be an annual increase of $17,000 to the RUTF from the increased fine amounts. There may be increased fee revenue in future years if federal regulations adjust fine amounts to be greater than the amount…

Senate subcommittee · named February 23, 2023

  • Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Adrian Dickey (R) · adrian.dickey@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. T. Taylor

Lobbying · 4 for, 1 against

For: Associated General Contractors of Iowa; Iowa Dept. of Transportation; Iowa Motor Truck Association; Iowa Nebraska Farm Equipment Dealers Association

Against: Iowa Motor Truck Association

In plain words

  1. January 25, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Transportation committee · as HSB 92
  2. January 25, 2023House subcommittee named: Dunwell, Gerhold and Wilson · as HSB 92
  3. February 1, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 92
  4. February 8, 2023Approved by the House committee · as HSB 92
  5. February 9, 2023Filed in the House
  6. February 9, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  7. February 9, 2023Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 258 · as HSB 92
  8. February 15, 2023Passed the House, 99–0
  9. February 21, 2023Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
  10. February 23, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Dickey and T. Taylor
  11. March 14, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
  12. March 15, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  13. May 2, 2023Passed the Senate, 48–0
  14. May 9, 2023Sent to the Governor
  15. May 12, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  16. June 1, 2023Signed into law

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/90/HF258