91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 25: Relating to railroad train length limits, and making penalties applicable
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill limits the length of any freight or work railroad train operated or permitted to be operated by a railway corporation to 8,500 feet. Pursuant to Code section 327D.17, a violation of the bill results in a schedule “four” penalty under Code section 327C.5, which is a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 per violation. The bill makes organizational and conforming changes to Code section 327D.3.
Sponsors
Sen. Tom Shipley (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 15, 2025
- Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 3 for, 3 against
For: Bitches Get Stuff Done; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen; SMART-Transportation Division
Against: BNSF Railway Co.; CN Rail; Union Pacific Railroad
In plain words
- January 14, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
- January 15, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, Koelker and Winckler
- January 28, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
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/SF25