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IA SSB1043
IA SSB1043A bill for an act relating to the registration requirements for vehicles of excessive size and weight operating under a single-trip permit, and providing fees.(See SF 390.)
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Introduced
01/27/2025
01/27/2025
In Committee
01/27/2025
01/27/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
Under current law, the department of transportation (DOT) and local authorities are authorized to issue single-trip permits for the movement of vehicles that exceed established dimensions and weight limits (Code section 321E.9). A vehicle traveling under an oversize or overweight permit is required to be registered for the gross weight of the vehicle and load. The owner of a commercial vehicle, which is properly registered and licensed in some other jurisdiction and also operated occasionally in Iowa, who pays the $10 trip permit fee that otherwise authorizes a commercial vehicle not registered in Iowa to be operated in Iowa for up to 72 hours, in accordance with Code section 326.23, cannot use that trip permit in lieu of the oversize or overweight vehicle registration requirements. This bill authorizes a vehicle traveling under a single-trip permit to be registered with the DOT on a single-trip basis for the combined gross weight of the vehicle and load. The fee for single-trip registration is $4 per ton exceeding 40 tons. The bill strikes the prohibition on using a Code section 326.23 trip permit in lieu of registration.
AI Summary
This Study Bill modifies existing regulations for vehicles that are larger or heavier than standard, operating under a special permit for a single trip. Currently, these oversize or overweight vehicles need to be registered for their total weight, and a separate 72-hour trip permit, often used by commercial vehicles registered elsewhere to operate in Iowa, cannot substitute for this registration. This bill allows vehicles operating under a single-trip permit to be registered for their combined vehicle and load weight on a single-trip basis, with a fee of $4 per ton for any weight exceeding 40 tons, and it removes the restriction that prevented the use of the 72-hour trip permit in place of this specific registration.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Transportation (Senate)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 390. (on 02/19/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=SSB1043 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SSB1043.html |
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