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IowaHF 97991st General Assembly (2025–2026)HouseWALLET

A bill for an act relating to vehicles operating with a permit for excessive size or weight, and providing fees. (Formerly HF 696, HSB 202.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

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Higher vehicle weights with registration fees

Beginning July 1, 2025, all-systems permits allow gross weights up to 12.5% above the otherwise allowed weight, up from 12%. This covers loads that can or cannot be divided; vehicles must meet width, length, and height limits and get Iowa transportation department route approval. Vehicles over 80,000 pounds cannot use any part of the interstate system. Permitted vehicles must be registered for the vehicle and load’s full gross weight; a separate trip permit no longer substitutes for registration. Single-trip permit holders can register that weight for one trip, paying $4 per ton above 40 tons.

New road access rules for haulers

Beginning July 1, 2025, all-systems permits allow travel on primary and secondary roads, including designated truck routes, subject to road exclusions. Local authorities can exclude roads but must notify Iowa’s transportation department in writing, including electronically, and provide written justification reports. Excluding paved farm-to-market roads or designated truck routes requires justification. Department rules govern disputes over exclusions, and the department must adopt rules to carry out these requirements. If every road to or from a loading or unloading site is excluded, the department must work with local authorities to identify an alternate route over the shortest practical distance.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 138 • No: 1

Senate vote • 5/14/2025

Passed Senate

Yes: 44 • No: 1

House vote • 4/15/2025

Passed House

Yes: 94 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by Governor.

    6/6/2025House

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.

    5/22/2025House

  3. Message from Senate.

    5/14/2025House

  4. Immediate message.

    5/14/2025Senate

  5. Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 1.

    5/14/2025Senate

  6. Amendment S-3154 withdrawn.

    5/14/2025Senate

  7. Amendment S-3154 filed.

    5/9/2025Senate

  8. Placed on Ways and Means calendar.

    5/9/2025legislature

  9. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.

    5/9/2025Senate

  10. Explanation of vote.

    4/24/2025House

  11. Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

    4/22/2025legislature

  12. Subcommittee Meeting: 04/22/2025 12:00PM Senate Lounge.

    4/17/2025Senate

  13. Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Green, and Quirmbach.

    4/16/2025Senate

  14. Read first time, referred to Ways and Means.

    4/15/2025Senate

  15. Message from House.

    4/15/2025Senate

  16. Immediate message.

    4/15/2025House

  17. Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0.

    4/15/2025House

  18. Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar.

    3/27/2025House

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