SF 96: Relating to motor vehicles that traverse certain railroad grade crossings against a gate or signal, and providing penalties

What it does

341 provides that when a person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing and a warning is given by automatic signal, crossing gate, or flag person of the immediate approach of a railroad train or railroad track equipment, the driver is required to stop within feet but not less than feet from the nearest rail and is prohibited from proceeding until the driver can do so safely. In addition, the driver is required to stop the vehicle and not traverse the railroad grade crossing when the crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train or railroad track equipment.

Senate subcommittee · named January 24, 2023

• Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 11 for, 0 against

For: BNSF Railway Co.; Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen; Burlington Junction Railway; CN Rail; Davenport Industrial Railroad; Iowa Interstate Railroad; SMART-Transportation Division; Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a Candian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC); UAW Region 4; Union Pacific Railroad

In plain words

1. January 19, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
2. January 24, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, Webster and Winckler
3. January 31, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 22, 2023Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 360