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

HF 698: Prohibiting the consideration of the deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement when determining a person’s employment status

Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill prohibits considering the deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement, defined in the bill, by or as required by a motor carrier when determining whether a person is an employee, independent contractor, or jointly employed employee under any state law.

Sponsors

Transportation (companion To Sf 377 By Committee on Transportation) committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 12, 2025

  • Rep. Norlin G. Mommsen (R) · norlin.mommsen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Jacob Bossman (R) · jacob.bossman@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Bob Kressig (D) · bob.kressig@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Motor Truck Association; Manatts Inc.

In plain words

  1. February 12, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Transportation committee · as HSB 169
  2. February 12, 2025House subcommittee named: Mommsen, Bossman and Kressig · as HSB 169
  3. February 19, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 169
  4. February 26, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 169
  5. February 26, 2025Committee vote: 20–0 · as HSB 169
  6. February 28, 2025Filed in the House
  7. February 28, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 698 · as HSB 169
  8. March 13, 2025Withdrawn

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF698