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Yes: 138 • No: 1
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
ways and means
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Bill Overview
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Interstate ban for loads over 80,000 pounds
Starting 07/01/2025, if you run under an all-systems permit and your gross weight is over 80,000 pounds, you cannot use any part of the interstate. Plan non-interstate routes for these heavy moves.
Single-trip weight registration and per-ton fee
Starting 07/01/2025, any vehicle traveling under a permit must be registered for the combined gross weight of the vehicle and load. With a single-trip permit, you can register that weight for one trip. You pay $4.00 per ton for each ton over 40 tons. A trip permit under section 326.23 cannot replace this registration. The law also repeals one paragraph in section 321E.9(4); the effect depends on what that paragraph said.
Broader routes and local rules for permits
Starting 07/01/2025, an all-systems permit lets you use most paved primary and secondary roads, including local truck routes. Interstates stay off-limits where law prohibits them. A city or county must tell DOT in writing to mark a road not valid, and must justify blocking a paved farm-to-market road or a truck route. You may take the most direct path between your loading or unloading spot and the nearest valid road; if all nearby roads are blocked, the local authority must work with DOT on the shortest workable route. DOT adopts rules and settles disputes under chapter 17A.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
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Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/14/2025
Passed Senate
Yes: 44 • No: 1
House vote • 4/15/2025
Passed House
Yes: 94 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor.
6/6/2025GovernorReported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
5/22/2025SenateMessage from Senate.
5/14/2025SenateImmediate message.
5/14/2025legislaturePassed Senate, yeas 44, nays 1.
5/14/2025SenateAmendment S-3154 withdrawn.
5/14/2025legislatureAmendment S-3154 filed.
5/9/2025legislaturePlaced on Ways and Means calendar.
5/9/2025legislatureCommittee report, recommending amendment and passage.
5/9/2025legislatureExplanation of vote.
4/24/2025legislatureSubcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
4/22/2025legislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 04/22/2025 12:00PM Senate Lounge.
4/17/2025SenateSubcommittee: Gruenhagen, Green, and Quirmbach.
4/16/2025legislatureRead first time, referred to Ways and Means.
4/15/2025legislatureMessage from House.
4/15/2025HouseImmediate message.
4/15/2025legislaturePassed House, yeas 94, nays 0.
4/15/2025HouseIntroduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar.
3/27/2025legislature
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