HF698 • 2026

A bill for an act prohibiting the consideration of the deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement when determining a person’s employment status.(Formerly HSB 169 .)

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: 2025-03-13
Official status: Withdrawn. H.J. 656 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act prohibiting the consideration of the deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement when determining a person’s employment status.(Formerly HSB 169 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act prohibiting the consideration of the deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement when determining a person’s employment status.(Formerly HSB 169 .)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-03-13 Iowa Legislature
Withdrawn. H.J. 656 .
2025-03-13 Iowa Legislature
SF 377 substituted. H.J. 648 .
2025-02-28 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 481 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act prohibiting the consideration of the deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement when determining a person’s employment status.(Formerly HSB 169 .)

Current Bill Text

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House

File

698

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

698

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

TRANSPORTATION

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HSB

169)

(COMPANION

TO

SF

377

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

TRANSPORTATION)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

prohibiting

the

consideration

of

the

deployment,

1

implementation,

or

use

of

a

motor

carrier

safety

improvement

2

when

determining

a

person’s

employment

status.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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698

Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

325B.2

Prohibited

factors

in

1

determining

employment

status.

2

1.

The

deployment,

implementation,

or

use

of

a

motor

carrier

3

safety

improvement

by

or

as

required

by

a

motor

carrier,

or

any

4

of

the

carrier’s

related

entities,

including

the

use

of

such

5

improvement

in

accordance

with

a

motor

carrier

transportation

6

contract,

as

defined

in

section

325B.1,

shall

not

be

considered

7

when

determining

whether

a

person

is

an

employee,

independent

8

contractor,

or

jointly

employed

employee

under

any

state

law.

9

2.

For

purposes

of

this

section,

“motor

carrier

safety

10

improvement”

means

any

device,

equipment,

software,

technology,

11

procedure,

training,

policy,

program,

or

operational

practice

12

intended

and

primarily

used

to

improve

or

facilitate

compliance

13

with

traffic

safety

laws,

including

motor

carrier

safety,

14

safety

of

a

motor

vehicle,

safety

of

the

operator

of

a

motor

15

vehicle,

and

safety

of

other

highway

users.

16

EXPLANATION

17

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

18

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

19

This

bill

prohibits

considering

the

deployment,

20

implementation,

or

use

of

a

motor

carrier

safety

improvement,

21

defined

in

the

bill,

by

or

as

required

by

a

motor

carrier

22

when

determining

whether

a

person

is

an

employee,

independent

23

contractor,

or

jointly

employed

employee

under

any

state

law.

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