SF 24: Relating to the closure of railway crossings for repairs or upgrades, and providing penalties

What it does

25 is subject to a $100 penalty. This bill prohibits a railroad corporation from closing a railway crossing for more than consecutive days for the purpose of repairing or upgrading the crossing, and a corporation is subject to a penalty of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 for each day a crossing is closed after the number of days allowed in the bill. The bill requires a railroad corporation to provide notice about an upcoming crossing closure to the county board of supervisors or city council that has jurisdiction over the crossing, prior to closing the crossing.

Senate subcommittee · named January 15, 2025

• Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Rocky De Witt (R)
• Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 8 against

For: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen; SMART-Transportation Division

Against: BNSF Railway Co.; Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad; Burlington Junction Railway; CN Rail; Davenport Industrial Railroad; Iowa Interstate Railroad; Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC); Union Pacific Railroad

In plain words

1. January 14, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
2. January 15, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, De Witt and Winckler
3. January 23, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 20, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 384