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

HF 579: Relating to motor vehicle enforcement duties of the department of public safety and the department of transportation, providing transfers of moneys, and including effective date provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

BACKGROUND. Under current law, the department of public safety (DPS) is charged with, among other things, preventing crime and detecting and apprehending criminals. The division of state patrol (state patrol) is established within DPS. The state patrol is required to enforce the provisions of Code chapter 321 (motor vehicles and law of the road) relating to traffic on public highways, including those relating to the safe and legal operation of passenger cars, motorcycles, motor trucks, and buses, and to see that proper safety rules are observed.

Sponsors

Public Safety committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

Figure 3 includes the estimated annual ongoing costs for transferring MVE from the DOT to the DPS. The decrease to the DOT represents an estimated reduction to appropriations made in the DOT budget from the PRF and RUTF.

House subcommittee · named March 9, 2023

  • Rep. Brian K. Lohse (R) · brian.lohse@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D) · jerome.amosjr@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Jacob Bossman (R) · jacob.bossman@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Steven Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 11 for, 0 against

For: Associated General Contractors of Iowa; Governor's Office; Heavy Highway Contractors Association; Iowa Dept. of Public Safety; Iowa Good Roads Association; Iowa Motor Truck Association; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa State Patrol Supervisors Association; Iowa State Troopers Association; Linn County Board of Supervisors; State Police Officers Council

In plain words

  1. March 2, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee
  2. March 9, 2023House subcommittee named: Lohse, Amos Jr., Bossman, Holt and Wessel-Kroeschell

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/HF579