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Prohibiting the consideration of the deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement when determining a person’s employment status

Topics:Jobs & workersTransportation

Same legislation: HSB 169, SF 377, HF 698

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2025
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 19, 2025
  4. Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 377
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became SF 377 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 377 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Companies cannot use the fact that they require safety improvements to decide if a driver is an employee or an independent contractor. This rule applies when state laws are used to determine a worker's employment status.1

Read the official explanation

This bill prohibits considering the deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement, defined in the bill, by or as required by a motor carrier when determining whether a person is an employee, independent contractor, or jointly employed employee under any state law.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed2

Senate subcommittee

Named February 11, 2025. On February 12, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§325B.2

How the Code works3

Lobbying

2 for · 0 against · 3 undecided · Who →

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