91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HSB 174: Relating to train accidents resulting in personal injury or death, and making penalties applicable
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
37).37 to enhance readability and specifies that the required reports to the governor are not subject to Code chapter (open records). The bill also requires personal information of a train crew member who died in an accident to be kept confidential. An unredacted report with otherwise protected, confidential personal information may be accessed by certain persons described in the bill.5. A schedule “one” penalty is punishable by a fine of $100 per violation.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named February 13, 2025
- Rep. David E. Young (R) · david.young@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. J.D. Scholten (D) · j.d.scholten@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Devon Wood (R) · devon.wood@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against
For: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen; Iowa Motor Truck Association; SMART-Transportation Division
In plain words
- February 13, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Transportation committee
- February 13, 2025House subcommittee named: Young, Scholten and Wood
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/HSB174