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HF 848 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the state transportation commission, including by expanding the number of members and requiring certain members to represent and reside within specific regions of the state, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

HF 848 increases Iowa's State Transportation Commission from seven to nine members. It requires seven members to represent and reside within seven specific geographic regions of the state (each defined by a list of counties), while adding two at-large members who must live in Iowa. The bill also mandates that commission members who no longer reside in their designated region or state must resign, with vacancies filled per existing procedures. This structural change applies to appointments made on or after the bill's immediate effective date.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Reprinted · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was reprinted with significant substantive changes to the state transportation commission structure. The commission size increased from seven to nine members, adding two at-large members who must reside in the state but not represent specific regions. The transition schedule for appointments was also adjusted to accommodate the new at-large positions.
Scope change
The bill now covers nine commission members instead of seven, expanding the commission's composition to include two at-large members who represent the entire state rather than specific geographic regions.
REQUIREMENT

Commission size increased from seven to nine members, with two additional at-large members added who must reside in the state but do not represent specific regions.

Political party composition requirement changed from 'not more than four' to 'not more than five' members from the same party to accommodate the larger commission size.

New residency requirement added for at-large members who must reside in the state but are not tied to specific geographic regions.

TIMELINE

Transition schedule for new appointments was renumbered and adjusted to account for the two new at-large positions, shifting the regional representation sequence.

Floor votes · House Mar 19, 2025

How they voted

97–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 100
Mar 19, 2025
D Democratic33
32 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican67
65 Yea 2
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Klimesh, Koelker, and Townsend.
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1125 adopted.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1125 filed.
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.