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A bill for an act relating to a local authority’s ability to determine the streets or highways on which vehicles operating under an all-systems permit are authorized to operate.

A bill for an act relating to a local authority’s ability to determine the streets or highways on which vehicles operating under an all-systems permit are authorized to operate.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
SORENSEN
Last action
2025-03-06
Official status
Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 541 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

A bill for an act relating to a local authority’s ability to determine the streets or highways on which vehicles operating under an all-systems permit are authorized to operate.

A bill for an act relating to a local authority’s ability to determine the streets or highways on which vehicles operating under an all-systems permit are authorized to operate.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to a local authority’s ability to determine the streets or highways on which vehicles operating under an all-systems permit are authorized to operate.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-06 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 541 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to a local authority’s ability to determine the streets or highways on which vehicles operating under an all-systems permit are authorized to operate.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

822

BY

SORENSEN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

a

local

authority’s

ability

to

determine

the

1

streets

or

highways

on

which

vehicles

operating

under

an

2

all-systems

permit

are

authorized

to

operate.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

321E.3,

subsection

1,

paragraph

b,

1

subparagraph

(1),

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

(1)

The

department

may

issue

all-systems

permits

under

3

section

321E.8

which

are

valid

for

movement

on

all

paved

4

highways

or

streets,

except

the

interstate

road

system

if

5

prohibited

under

section

321E.8

,

and

except

any

highways

6

or

streets

under

the

jurisdiction

of

local

authorities

7

upon

which

an

all-systems

permit

is

not

valid

as

determined

8

by

the

applicable

local

authority

if

the

local

authority

9

indicates

such

highways

and

streets

to

the

department

in

10

writing,

including

by

means

of

electronic

communication.

11

However,

a

local

authority

shall

not

determine

that

any

paved

12

farm-to-market

road,

or

highway

or

street

designated

as

a

13

truck

route,

is

not

valid

for

purposes

of

an

all-systems

14

permit

without

justification.

In

addition,

a

local

authority

15

shall

not

determine

that

every

paved

highway

and

street

under

16

its

jurisdiction

is

not

valid

for

purposes

of

an

all-systems

17

permit.

A

highway

or

street

under

the

jurisdiction

of

a

local

18

authority

upon

which

movement

under

an

all-systems

permit

19

is

valid

shall

connect

with

a

highway

or

street

under

the

20

jurisdiction

of

the

state,

or

with

another

highway

or

street

21

upon

which

movement

under

an

all-systems

permit

is

valid

22

that

ultimately

connects

with

a

highway

or

street

under

the

23

jurisdiction

of

the

state.

24

EXPLANATION

25

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

26

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

27

Under

current

law,

the

department

of

transportation

(DOT)

28

is

authorized

to

issue

an

all-systems

permit

that

is

valid

29

for

movement

on

all

paved

highways

or

streets,

except

the

30

interstate

road

system

under

certain

circumstances,

and

31

except

any

highways

or

streets

under

the

jurisdiction

of

local

32

authorities

upon

which

an

all-systems

permit

is

not

valid

as

33

determined

by

the

applicable

local

authority,

if

the

local

34

authority

indicates

such

highways

and

streets

to

the

DOT

in

35

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writing,

including

by

means

of

electronic

communication.

A

1

local

authority

is

prohibited

from

determining

that

certain

2

roads,

streets,

or

highways

are

not

valid

for

purposes

of

3

an

all-systems

permit

without

justification.

Despite

a

4

determination

by

a

local

authority

that

a

certain

street

or

5

highway

is

not

valid

for

purposes

of

an

all-systems

permit,

6

a

person

who

is

issued

an

all-systems

permit

may

operate

a

7

permitted

vehicle

over

the

most

direct

route

between

the

8

location

where

the

vehicle

is

loaded

or

is

to

be

unloaded

and

9

the

nearest

highway

or

street

upon

which

movement

under

an

10

all-systems

permit

is

valid.

11

This

bill

prohibits

a

local

authority

from

determining

that

12

every

paved

highway

or

street

under

its

jurisdiction

is

not

13

valid

for

purposes

of

an

all-systems

permit.

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