SF 153: A bill for an act relating to driver age qualifications for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers operating solely intrastate to transport hazardous material. - Iowa

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 2 edits · Mar 28, 2025

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line spaced version to a standard paragraph format, but the substantive policy content remains unchanged. The law establishes age requirements for commercial drivers transporting hazardous materials intrastate, with specific exemptions for certain agricultural deliveries.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting differences between the enrolled and governor's action versions.

TECHNICAL

Text formatting changed from line-by-line spacing to standard paragraph layout for readability and official filing purposes.

REQUIREMENT

Driver age requirements for intrastate hazardous material transport remain the same, with exemptions for private/for-hire carriers and agricultural deliveries within 100 miles.

Introduced → Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) · 3 edits · Mar 28, 2025

MINOR

This bill modifies Iowa's driver age requirements for commercial vehicles transporting hazardous materials. It raises the minimum age for intrastate hazardous material transport from 18 to 21 years old, aligning state rules with federal standards. The change applies to private and for-hire carriers operating within Iowa, except for specific exemptions for retail fertilizer and pesticide delivery.

Scope change

The bill expands the age requirement to cover intrastate hazardous material transport, previously exempt from the 21-year federal minimum age rule.

REQUIREMENT

Raised minimum driver age from 18 to 21 years for intrastate commercial vehicles transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding.

Maintained exemption for retail dealers delivering fertilizers, petroleum products, and pesticides within 100 miles of their business location.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed exemption allowing drivers under 21 to operate intrastate hazardous material vehicles, previously permitted under state rules.

Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 28, 2025

MINOR

The document transitioned from a signed governor's message to the final enrolled bill format, with minor formatting corrections and a key legal reference change. The substantive policy content regarding driver age qualifications for hazardous materials transport remains unchanged. The enrolled version includes proper certification signatures and standardized formatting for official legislative records.

TECHNICAL

Corrected a legal citation reference from section 321.44Q to section 321.449 in the second section of the bill text, ensuring accurate cross-referencing to the correct statute.

Removed the governor's signature page and handwritten-style formatting elements that were part of the signed enrolled bill but not needed in the final enrolled version.

Added proper certification language and standardized signature blocks for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Secretary of the Senate to complete the official enrolled bill format.

A bill for an act relating to driver age qualifications for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers operating solely intrastate to transport hazardous material.

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