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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 696: Relating to the registration requirements for vehicles of excessive size and weight operating under a single-trip permit, and providing fees

Became HF 979 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

9). A vehicle traveling under an oversize or overweight permit is required to be registered for the gross weight of the vehicle and load.23, cannot use that trip permit in lieu of the oversize or overweight vehicle registration requirements. This bill authorizes a vehicle traveling under a single-trip permit to be registered with the DOT on a single-trip basis for the combined gross weight of the vehicle and load. The fee for single-trip registration is $4 per ton exceeding tons.23 trip permit in lieu of registration.

Sponsors

Transportation committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named March 18, 2025

  • Rep. Chad Behn (R) · chad.behn@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Joshua Meggers (R) · joshua.meggers@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D) · elizabeth.wilson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Agribusiness Association of Iowa; Associated General Contractors of Iowa; Heavy Highway Contractors Association; Iowa County Engineers Association; Iowa Dept. of Transportation

In plain words

  1. February 18, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Transportation committee · as HSB 202
  2. February 18, 2025House subcommittee named: Behn, Cooling and Golding · as HSB 202
  3. February 19, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 202
  4. February 26, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 202
  5. February 26, 2025Committee vote: 20–0 · as HSB 202
  6. February 28, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
  7. February 28, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 696 · as HSB 202
  8. March 18, 2025House subcommittee named: Behn, Meggers and Wilson
  9. March 24, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  10. March 27, 2025Approved by the House committee
  11. March 27, 2025Committee vote: 23–0
  12. March 27, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 979
  13. April 17, 2025Withdrawn

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/91/HF696