Bills › 90th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 25, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 25, 2023
- Done: House committeeFebruary 22, 2023
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
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, which is 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.
House subcommittee
Named January 25, 2023. On January 26, 2023 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§327D.3
Lobbying
2 for · 8 against · 6 undecided · Who →
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- HF 2339 Relating to railroad train length limits, and making penalties applicable89th General Assembly · Approved by committee · nearly identicalCleared committee
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- HF 495 Relating to railroad train length limits, and making penalties applicable91st General Assembly · In committeeNearly identical
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