90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 242: Relating to the number of days a railway crossing may be closed for repairs or upgrades, and making penalties applicable
Became SF 503 · Its progress continues under the new number.
What it does
This bill reduces the number of days a railway corporation is authorized to close a railway crossing for repair or upgrade from days to days. By operation of law, a violation of the bill is a schedule “one” penalty, a fine of $100 per violation.
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 · 2 for, 8 against
For: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen; SMART-Transportation Division
Against: BNSF Railway Co.; Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad; Burlington Junction Railway; CN Rail; Davenport Industrial Railroad; Iowa Interstate Railroad; Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a Candian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC); Union Pacific Railroad
In plain words
- February 8, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
- February 15, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, Celsi and Webster
- February 23, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
- March 2, 2023Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 503
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/SF242