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

SF 361: Relating to railroad train length limits, and making penalties applicable

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

What it does

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.

Sponsors

Transportation committee

Cost

No fiscal note

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; Patriot Rail (Keokuk Junction Railway); Union Pacific Railroad

In plain words

  1. February 22, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. February 22, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. June 5, 2023Sent to the Senate Transportation committee

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/SF361