SF2034 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the use of automated vehicle noise enforcement systems.(See SF 2284 .)

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: DICKEY
Last action: 2026-02-11
Official status: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2284 . S.J. 263 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to the use of automated vehicle noise enforcement systems.(See SF 2284 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the use of automated vehicle noise enforcement systems.(See SF 2284 .)

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Bill History

2026-02-11 Iowa Legislature
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2284 . S.J. 263 .
2026-01-28 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-01-27 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2026 10:30AM Senate Lounge.
2026-01-14 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Dickey, Pike, and Townsend. S.J. 90 .
2026-01-12 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Transportation. S.J. 40 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the use of automated vehicle noise enforcement systems.(See SF 2284 .)

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

2034

-

Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2034

BY

DICKEY

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

use

of

automated

vehicle

noise

1

enforcement

systems.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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2034

Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

321P.4A

Automated

vehicle

noise

1

enforcement

systems.

2

1.

A

local

authority

shall

not

issue

a

citation

for

a

3

violation

detected

by

an

automated

vehicle

noise

enforcement

4

system

based

on

noise

emitted

from

the

use

of

a

vehicle’s

brake

5

or

exhaust

system

while

the

vehicle

is

reducing

speed.

6

2.

A

citation

issued

in

violation

of

subsection

1

is

void

7

and

unenforceable.

8

3.

For

purposes

of

this

section,

“automated

vehicle

noise

9

enforcement

system”

means

a

camera

or

other

optical

device

10

designed

to

work

in

conjunction

with

a

noise

measuring

device

11

to

detect

and

automatically

capture

or

store

an

image

or

any

12

accompanying

data

of

a

vehicle

emitting

noise

that

exceeds

a

13

specified

noise

level

restriction.

14

EXPLANATION

15

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

16

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

17

This

bill

prohibits

local

authorities

from

issuing

a

18

citation

for

a

violation

detected

by

an

automated

vehicle

noise

19

enforcement

system,

as

defined

in

the

bill,

based

on

noise

20

emitted

from

the

use

of

a

vehicle’s

brake

or

exhaust

system

21

while

the

vehicle

is

reducing

speed.

A

citation

issued

in

22

violation

of

the

bill

is

void

and

unenforceable.

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