HF696 • 2026

A 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.(Formerly HSB 202 ; See HF 979 .)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Last action: 2025-04-17
Official status: Withdrawn. H.J. 988 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A 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.(Formerly HSB 202 ; See HF 979 .)

What This Bill Does

A 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.(Formerly HSB 202 ; See HF 979 .)

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Bill History

2025-04-17 Iowa Legislature
Withdrawn. H.J. 988 .
2025-03-27 Iowa Legislature
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 979 .
2025-03-27 Iowa Legislature
Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0. H.J. 869 .
2025-03-27 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 869 .
2025-03-24 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2025-03-20 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/24/2025 12:30PM House Lounge.
2025-03-18 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Behn, Meggers and Wilson. H.J. 719 .
2025-02-28 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 481 .

Official Summary Text

A 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.(Formerly HSB 202 ; See HF 979 .)

Current Bill Text

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House

File

696

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

696

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

TRANSPORTATION

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HSB

202)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

registration

requirements

for

vehicles

1

of

excessive

size

and

weight

operating

under

a

single-trip

2

permit,

and

providing

fees.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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696

Section

1.

Section

321E.12,

subsection

1,

Code

2025,

is

1

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

1.

a.

A

vehicle

traveling

under

permit

shall

be

registered

3

for

the

gross

weight

of

the

vehicle

and

load.

A

trip

permit

4

issued

according

to

section

326.23

shall

not

be

used

in

lieu

of

5

the

registration

provided

for

in

this

section

.

6

b.

For

purposes

of

this

section,

a

vehicle

traveling

7

under

a

single-trip

permit

issued

under

section

321E.9

may

be

8

registered

with

the

department

for

the

combined

gross

weight

9

of

the

vehicle

and

load

on

a

single-trip

basis.

The

fee

for

10

single-trip

registration

is

four

dollars

per

ton

exceeding

11

forty

tons.

12

EXPLANATION

13

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

14

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

15

Under

current

law,

the

department

of

transportation

(DOT)

16

and

local

authorities

are

authorized

to

issue

single-trip

17

permits

for

the

movement

of

vehicles

that

exceed

established

18

dimensions

and

weight

limits

(Code

section

321E.9).

A

vehicle

19

traveling

under

an

oversize

or

overweight

permit

is

required

20

to

be

registered

for

the

gross

weight

of

the

vehicle

and

load.

21

The

owner

of

a

commercial

vehicle,

which

is

properly

registered

22

and

licensed

in

some

other

jurisdiction

and

also

operated

23

occasionally

in

Iowa,

who

pays

the

$10

trip

permit

fee

that

24

otherwise

authorizes

a

commercial

vehicle

not

registered

in

25

Iowa

to

be

operated

in

Iowa

for

up

to

72

hours,

in

accordance

26

with

Code

section

326.23,

cannot

use

that

trip

permit

in

27

lieu

of

the

oversize

or

overweight

vehicle

registration

28

requirements.

29

This

bill

authorizes

a

vehicle

traveling

under

a

single-trip

30

permit

to

be

registered

with

the

DOT

on

a

single-trip

basis

for

31

the

combined

gross

weight

of

the

vehicle

and

load.

The

fee

for

32

single-trip

registration

is

$4

per

ton

exceeding

40

tons.

The

33

bill

strikes

the

prohibition

on

using

a

Code

section

326.23

34

trip

permit

in

lieu

of

registration.

35

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