Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF257: A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting counties from charging a fee to operate a registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle on secondary roads
Status: In committee, April 17, 2025
An Act prohibiting counties from charging a fee to operate a registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle on secondary roads.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act prohibiting counties from charging a fee to operate a registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle on secondary roads.
From the introduced text, February 6, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting counties from charging a fee to operate a registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle on secondary roads. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2251YH (2) th/ns H.F. Section 1. Section 321I.10, subsection 4, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH. c. A county shall not charge a fee to operate a registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle on secondary roads within the county. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. Under current law, a registered all-terrain vehicle (ATV) or off-road utility vehicle (UTV) may be operated on specified types of secondary roads (e.g., unpaved roads, paved roads over certain routes, and other paved roads if authorized by the county). However, a county may prohibit the operation of ATVs and UTVs on a secondary road or segment thereof under certain circumstances (e.g., when closed to traffic, designated as a detour route, or by ordinance for limited periods). This bill prohibits a county from charging a fee to operate a registered ATV or UTV on secondary roads within the county. A similar provision exists under current law prohibiting a city from charging a fee to operate a registered …
Sponsors
- Thomas Moore (R, 18) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 1073 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 1015 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas 23. Nays, 1. Excused, 1. H.J. 948 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 948 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 03/26/2025 8:30AM RM 304.
- : Subcommittee: Bossman, Amos Jr. and Mommsen. H.J. 790 .
- : Rereferred to Appropriations. H.J. 542 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/19/2025 3:00PM House Lounge.
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 948 . (April 16, 2025): 23 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: county government, secondary roads, off-road utility vehicles, vehicles, fees, all-terrain vehicles
Common questions
- What is HF257?
- HF257 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting counties from charging a fee to operate a registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle on secondary roads.
- What does HF257 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act prohibiting counties from charging a fee to operate a registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle on secondary roads.
- What is the status of HF257?
- In committee as of April 17, 2025. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 1073 . (April 28, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF257?
- Thomas Moore (R, 18).
- Where is the official record for HF257?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0257&ga=91
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