Relating to train accidents resulting in personal injury or death, and making penalties applicable

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2025
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 18, 2025
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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’s a funnel?

What’s in it

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.

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 February 18, 2025. On February 20, 2025 it recommended amendment and passage.

• Sen. Tom Shipley REmail
• Sen. Thomas Townsend DEmail
• Sen. Kara Warme REmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§327C.37

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