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SF377 • 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 SSB 1107 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

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 SSB 1107 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Last action
2025-03-28
Official status
Signed by Governor . S.J. 668 .
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 prohibiting the consideration of the deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement when determining a person’s employment status. (Formerly SSB 1107 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

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.

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 SSB 1107 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

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. 2025-03-28 Iowa Legislature

    Signed by Governor . S.J. 668 .

  2. 2025-03-28 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 667 .

  3. 2025-03-17 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 539 .

  4. 2025-03-17 Iowa Legislature

    Explanations of votes. H.J. 676 .

  5. 2025-03-13 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 656 .

  6. 2025-03-13 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 95, nays 0. H.J. 649 .

  7. 2025-03-13 Iowa Legislature

    Substituted for HF 698 . H.J. 648 .

  8. 2025-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 595 .

  9. 2025-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 589 .

  10. 2025-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 451 .

  11. 2025-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 451 .

  12. 2025-02-19 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 317 .

  13. 2025-02-19 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 311 .

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 SSB 1107 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF IOWA
KliM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
March 28, 2025
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
Senate File 377, an Act prohibiting the consideration of the deployment, implementation,
or use of a motor carrier safety improvement when determining a person's employment
status.
The above Senate File is hereby approved on this date.
Sincerely,
im ^gynolds
Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 515.281.5211 FAX 515.725.3527 VX^WW'.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV
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GENERAL ASSEMHMta
Senate File 377
AN ACT
PROHIBITING THE CONSIDERATION OF THE DEPLOYMENT,
IMPLEMENTATION, OR USE OF A MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY IMPROVEMENT
WHEN DETERMINING A PERSON'S EMPLOYMENT STATUS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. NEW SECTION. 325B.2 Prohibited factors in
determining employment status.
1. The deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier
safety improvement by or as required by a motor carrier, or any
of the carrier's related entities, including the use of such
improvement in accordance with a motor carrier transportation
contract, as defined in section 325B.1, shall not be considered
when determining whether a person is an employee, independent
contractor, or jointly employed employee under any state law.
2. For purposes of this section, '^motor carrier safety
improvement" means any device, equipment, software, technology,
procedure, training, policy, program, or operational practice
intended and primarily used to improve or facilitate compliance
Senate File 377, p. 2
with traffic safety laws, including motor carrier safety,
safety of a motor vehicle, safety of the operator of a motor
vehicl^ and safety of other highway users.
Ay\K
AMY SINCL^R
President of the Senate
PAT GRASSLEY
Speaker of th^/4louse
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate Pile 377, Ninety-first General Assembly.
Approved 2025
W. CHARLES SMITHSON
Secr^ary pf|the Senate
:M lEYNOLD
Gover