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

HF 2681: Relating to automated traffic systems, including for traffic law enforcement and for capture of registration plate images, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions

Signed into law

What it does

In 2014, the department of transportation (DOT) adopted administrative rules authorizing and regulating the use of automated traffic enforcement (ATE) systems on the primary road system. After judicial review, the Iowa supreme court ruled the DOT did not have authority to adopt rules regulating the use of ATE systems. This bill codifies the previously adopted DOT rules, other than those relating to the use of ATE systems monitoring official traffic-control devices. The bill applies only to automated enforcement used by local jurisdictions to monitor and enforce excessive speed violations on the primary road system.

Sponsors

Ways and Means committee

Cost

Less revenue: up to $341,000

House File 2681 is estimated to reduce local revenue by $121,000 to the city of Buffalo and $341,000 to the city of LeClaire due to the loss of the mobile ATE system. However, the full fiscal impact of the Bill across all localities cannot be estimated.

House subcommittee · named March 14, 2024

  • Rep. Phil Thompson (R)
  • Rep. John Forbes (D)
  • Rep. John H. Wills (R) · john.wills@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 4 against

For: ABATE of Iowa; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); City of Cedar Rapids; Heavy Highway Contractors Association; Iowa Firefighters Association (IFA); Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa State Reserve Law Officers Association

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); City of Des Moines; Metropolitan Coalition; Verra Mobility

In plain words

  1. March 14, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee · as HSB 740
  2. March 14, 2024House subcommittee named: Thompson, P., Forbes, Wills and J · as HSB 740
  3. March 20, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 740
  4. March 28, 2024Approved by the House committee · as HSB 740
  5. April 1, 2024Filed in the House
  6. April 1, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2681 · as HSB 740
  7. April 8, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. April 9, 2024Passed the House, 85–12
  9. April 9, 2024Arrived in the Senate
  10. April 12, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  11. April 15, 2024Took the place of SF 2408 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  12. April 15, 2024Passed the Senate, 46–1
  13. April 23, 2024Sent to the Governor
  14. May 9, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  15. May 17, 2024Signed 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/HF2681