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A bill for an act requiring pilot car escorts for the movement of certain implements of husbandry, and making penalties applicable.

A bill for an act requiring pilot car escorts for the movement of certain implements of husbandry, and making penalties applicable.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
SHIPLEY
Last action
2026-01-14
Official status
Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Shipley, and Townsend. S.J. 90 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act requiring pilot car escorts for the movement of certain implements of husbandry, and making penalties applicable.

A bill for an act requiring pilot car escorts for the movement of certain implements of husbandry, and making penalties applicable.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act requiring pilot car escorts for the movement of certain implements of husbandry, and making penalties applicable.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-14 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Shipley, and Townsend. S.J. 90 .

  2. 2026-01-13 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Transportation. S.J. 63 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act requiring pilot car escorts for the movement of certain implements of husbandry, and making penalties applicable.

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

2036

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2036

BY

SHIPLEY

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

requiring

pilot

car

escorts

for

the

movement

of

certain

1

implements

of

husbandry,

and

making

penalties

applicable.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

321.383,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

2A.

a.

Except

as

provided

in

paragraph

3

“b”

,

a

pilot

car

shall

accompany

an

implement

of

husbandry

4

being

operated

on

a

highway

if

the

width

of

the

implement

5

of

husbandry

exceeds

twenty-two

feet

or

if

any

part

of

the

6

implement

of

husbandry

extends

over

or

beyond

the

center

of

the

7

roadway.

8

(1)

A

pilot

car

shall

lead

an

implement

of

husbandry

being

9

operated

on

a

two-lane

highway

with

only

one

lane

in

each

10

direction

of

travel.

11

(2)

A

pilot

car

shall

follow

an

implement

of

husbandry

being

12

operated

on

a

highway

with

more

than

one

lane

in

each

direction

13

of

travel

or

with

three

lanes.

14

b.

Paragraph

“a”

does

not

apply

to

an

implement

of

husbandry

15

being

operated

for

one

mile

or

less

on

a

primary

road,

16

farm-to-market

road,

or

paved

secondary

road.

17

EXPLANATION

18

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

19

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

20

Under

current

law,

the

size,

weight,

and

load

requirements

21

under

Code

chapter

321

(motor

vehicles

and

law

of

the

road)

do

22

not

apply

to

implements

of

husbandry

when

moved

upon

a

highway

23

that

is

not

part

of

the

interstate

road

system,

with

certain

24

exceptions.

Additionally,

the

vehicle

equipment

requirements

25

under

Code

chapter

321

do

not

apply

to

implements

of

husbandry,

26

except

as

made

applicable

in

Code

section

321.383,

including

27

as

amended

by

this

bill.

28

The

bill

requires

a

pilot

car

to

accompany

an

implement

29

of

husbandry

being

operated

on

a

highway

if

the

width

of

the

30

implement

of

husbandry

exceeds

22

feet

or

if

any

part

of

the

31

implement

of

husbandry

extends

over

or

beyond

the

center

of

32

the

roadway.

A

pilot

car

must

lead

an

implement

of

husbandry

33

being

operated

on

a

two-lane

highway

with

only

one

lane

in

each

34

direction

of

travel.

A

pilot

car

must

follow

when

an

implement

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of

husbandry

is

being

operated

on

a

highway

with

more

than

one

1

lane

in

each

direction

of

travel

or

with

three

lanes.

2

The

pilot

car

requirement

does

not

apply

to

an

implement

3

of

husbandry

being

operated

for

one

mile

or

less

on

a

primary

4

road,

farm-to-market

road,

or

paved

secondary

road.

5

Pursuant

to

Code

section

321.383(4),

a

violation

of

the

bill

6

is

a

simple

misdemeanor

punishable

by

a

$45

scheduled

fine.

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