SF 339: Relating to damages owed by a party at fault in crashes and collisions involving commercial motor vehicles

What it does

This bill relates to damages owed by a party at fault in crashes and collisions involving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The bill requires a party responsible who is at fault in a crash or collision involving a CMV to arrange for and pay the costs associated with the provision of a like replacement CMV to be delivered to the owner or operator of the damaged CMV, if requested by such owner or operator, without unnecessary delay. The like replacement CMV must be provided by the person at fault until the required repairs to the damaged CMV are completed or the damaged CMV is ready to be fully put back into service, whichever occurs first.

Senate subcommittee · named February 22, 2023

• Sen. Adrian Dickey (R) · adrian.dickey@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. T. Taylor
• Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 1 against

For: Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC; Iowa Motor Truck Association

Against: Iowa Insurance Associates

In plain words

1. February 20, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
2. February 22, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Dickey, T. Taylor and Webster
3. February 28, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. March 2, 2023Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 499