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

SF 220: Relating to the operation of railroad trains from sunset to sunrise, and making penalties applicable

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 it does

Code chapter 327D provides for the regulation of carriers. This bill requires a railroad train to display lighted lamps when operated at any time from sunset to sunrise. However, displaying a lighted lamp is prohibited inside the cabin if such lamp would harm the vision of the engineer, conductor, brake operator, or any other member of the crew of a railroad train while operating the railroad train.1, “railroad train” means an engine or locomotive with or without cars coupled thereto, operated upon rails.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 15, 2023

  • Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
  • Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 1 against

For: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

Against: Union Pacific Railroad

In plain words

  1. February 7, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
  2. February 15, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, Celsi and Webster
  3. February 23, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SF220