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Requiring pilot car escorts for the movement of certain implements of husbandry, and making penalties applicable
Sponsored by Sen. Tom Shipley (R)
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2026
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Under current law, the size, weight, and load requirements under Code chapter 321 (motor vehicles and law of the road) do not apply to implements of husbandry when moved upon a highway that is not part of the interstate road system, with certain exceptions.383, including as amended by this bill. The bill requires a pilot car to accompany an implement of husbandry being operated on a highway if the width of the implement of husbandry exceeds feet or if any part of the implement of husbandry extends over or beyond the center of the roadway.
Read the full explanation
A pilot car must lead an implement of husbandry being operated on a two-lane highway with only one lane in each direction of travel. A pilot car must follow when an implement of husbandry is being operated on a highway with more than one lane in each direction of travel or with three lanes. The pilot car requirement does not apply to an implement of husbandry being operated for one mile or less on a primary road, farm-to-market road, or paved secondary road.383(4), a violation of the bill is a simple misdemeanor punishable by a $45 scheduled fine.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Senate subcommittee
Named January 14, 2026. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§321.383
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
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