SF 384: Relating to notices required for the closure of railway crossings for repairs or upgrades, and providing penalties

What it does

25 is subject to a $100 fine. This bill requires a railway corporation to provide notice of a railway crossing closure for repairs or upgrades to the governmental entity that has jurisdiction over the crossing not fewer than days prior to closing the crossing, unless the closure could not reasonably be anticipated days in advance or in the event of an emergency. The notice must include an estimated date by which the repairs or upgrades will be completed. If the repairs or upgrades will be completed after the initial estimated completion date, the railway corporation is also required to notify the governmental entity as soon as practicable.

House subcommittee · named January 20, 2026

• Rep. Brent Siegrist (R) · brent.siegrist@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Daniel Gosa (D) · daniel.gosa@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Devon Wood (R) · devon.wood@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. February 20, 2025Filed in the Senate
2. February 20, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
3. March 12, 2025Passed the Senate, 48–0
4. March 12, 2025Arrived in the House
5. March 26, 2025House subcommittee named: Young, Determann and Scholten
6. January 20, 2026House subcommittee named: Siegrist, Gosa and Wood
7. January 29, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it