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SENATE
FILE
73
BY
ROWLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
default
speed
limit
for
all
vehicular
1
traffic,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.285,
subsection
3,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
Unless
otherwise
provided
in
this
section
or
by
other
3
speed
restrictions,
the
speed
limit
for
all
vehicular
traffic
4
shall
be
fifty-five
sixty
miles
per
hour.
5
Sec.
2.
IMPLEMENTATION.
Notwithstanding
section
321.252,
6
321.255,
321.285,
or
any
other
provision
of
law
to
the
7
contrary,
when
updating
speed
limit
signs
as
a
result
of
the
8
enactment
of
this
Act,
the
agency
that
exercises
jurisdiction
9
over
a
highway
for
which
the
speed
limit
increased
may
attach
10
nonpermanent
overlays
or
stickers
approved
by
the
department
11
of
transportation
to
existing
speed
limit
signs
in
order
12
to
display
the
new
speed
limit.
The
nonpermanent
overlays
13
or
stickers
may
be
used
by
the
applicable
agency
until
the
14
applicable
speed
limit
sign
is
replaced
based
on
the
agency’s
15
replacement
schedule
and
any
applicable
specifications
or
16
requirements.
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
default
speed
limit
for
all
vehicular
21
traffic
is
55
miles
per
hour
(MPH)
unless
otherwise
provided.
22
A
speed
limit
is
provided
for
streets
or
highways
on
which
23
a
cattle
guard
is
installed
(15
MPH),
business
districts
(20
24
MPH),
residential
or
school
districts
(25
MPH),
state
parks
25
and
preserves
(35
MPH),
suburban
districts
(45
MPH),
board
of
26
regents
institution
roads
(45
MPH),
unpaved
secondary
roads
27
(55
MPH
between
sunrise
and
sunset
and
50
MPH
between
sunset
28
and
sunrise),
fully
controlled-access,
divided,
multilaned
29
highways
(65
MPH),
certain
divided
multilaned
highways
that
are
30
not
fully
access-controlled,
if
selected
by
the
department
of
31
transportation
(DOT)
(65
MPH),
and
highways
that
are
part
of
32
the
interstate
road
system
(70
MPH).
In
addition,
the
agency
33
responsible
for
a
highway
is
authorized
to
establish
a
lower
34
reasonable
and
proper
speed
limit
on
the
highway
under
certain
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circumstances
and
is
required
to
erect
signage
giving
notice
1
of
the
limit.
2
This
bill
increases
the
default
speed
limit
for
all
3
vehicular
traffic
to
60
MPH.
4
The
bill
does
not
increase
the
speed
limit
range
for
which
5
the
DOT
is
prohibited
from
considering
the
first
two
excessive
6
speed
violations
(10
MPH
or
less
on
a
highway
with
a
speed
7
limit
between
34
MPH
and
56
MPH)
within
a
12-month
period
8
for
purposes
of
suspending
a
driver’s
license
(Code
section
9
321.210)
or
while
a
person
is
operating
a
motor
vehicle
during
10
a
license
probationary
period
(Code
section
321.210C).
The
11
bill
also
does
not
increase
the
55
MPH
minimum
speed
limit
a
12
local
authority
is
authorized
to
provide
for
by
ordinance
(Code
13
section
321.293).
14
The
bill
authorizes
the
agency
that
exercises
jurisdiction
15
over
a
highway
for
which
the
speed
limit
increased,
when
16
updating
speed
limit
signs
as
a
result
of
the
bill,
to
attach
17
nonpermanent
overlays
or
stickers
approved
by
the
DOT
to
18
existing
speed
limit
signs
in
order
to
display
the
new
speed
19
limit.
The
nonpermanent
overlays
or
stickers
may
be
used
by
20
the
applicable
agency
until
the
applicable
speed
limit
sign
is
21
replaced
based
on
the
agency’s
replacement
schedule
and
any
22
applicable
specifications
or
requirements.
23
Pursuant
to
current
law,
a
person
who
operates
a
motor
24
vehicle
in
excess
of
the
speed
limit
commits
a
simple
25
misdemeanor
punishable
by
a
scheduled
fine
that
varies
26
depending
on
the
excessive
speed.
The
fine
ranges
from
$30
for
27
a
speed
in
excess
of
the
limit
by
not
more
than
5
MPH
to
$135
28
plus
$5
for
each
MPH
of
excessive
speed
over
20
MPH
over
the
29
limit,
with
increased
fines
for
violations
in
road
work
zones.
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