Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF540: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle modified to carry an additional person as a passenger
Status: In committee, February 28, 2025
An Act relating to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle modified to carry an additional person as a passenger.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle modified to carry an additional person as a passenger.
From the introduced text, February 20, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle modified to carry an additional person as a passenger. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2598YH (2) th/ns H.F. Section 1. Section 321I.14, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: b. Paragraph "a" does not apply to a person who operates an all-terrain vehicle as part of a farm operation as defined in section 352.2, or a person who operates an all-terrain vehicle modified to carry no more than one additional person so long as the modification is an aftermarket product or original equipment manufacturer product that is both specifically designed to carry a person as a passenger on the type of all-terrain vehicle to which the product is secured and is manufactured for commercial sale. 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 person is prohibited from operating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) with more persons on the ATV than the ATV was designed to carry, unless the person is operating an ATV as part of a farm operation. A person who violates this provision commits a simple misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled fine of $135. This bill …
Sponsors
- Carter Nordman (R, 47) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 697 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 449 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 449 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/26/2025 12:30PM RM 304.1.
- : Subcommittee: Siegrist, Behn and Gosa. H.J. 419 .
- : Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 382 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 449 . (February 26, 2025): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: all-terrain vehicles, passengers
Common questions
- What is HF540?
- HF540 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle modified to carry an additional person as a passenger.
- What does HF540 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle modified to carry an additional person as a passenger.
- What is the status of HF540?
- In committee as of February 28, 2025. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 697 . (February 28, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF540?
- Carter Nordman (R, 47).
- Where is the official record for HF540?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0540&ga=91
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