Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF73: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the default speed limit for all vehicular traffic, and making penalties applicable
Status: In committee, February 19, 2025
An Act relating to the default speed limit for all vehicular traffic, and making penalties applicable.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the default speed limit for all vehicular traffic, and making penalties applicable.
From the introduced text, January 21, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the default speed limit for all vehicular traffic, and making penalties applicable. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1416XS (4) th/ns S.F. Section 1. Section 321.285, subsection 3, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 3. Unless otherwise provided in this section or by other speed restrictions, the speed limit for all vehicular traffic shall be fifty-five sixty miles per hour. Sec. 2. IMPLEMENTATION. Notwithstanding section 321.252, 321.255, 321.285, or any other provision of law to the contrary, when updating speed limit signs as a result of the enactment of this Act, the agency that exercises jurisdiction over a highway for which the speed limit increased may attach nonpermanent overlays or stickers approved by the department of transportation to existing speed limit signs in order to display the new speed limit. The nonpermanent overlays or stickers may be used by the applicable agency until the applicable speed limit sign is replaced based on the agency's replacement schedule and any applicable specifications or requirements. 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, the default speed limit for all vehicular traffic is 55 miles per hour (MPH) unless otherwise provided. A …
Sponsors
- Dave Rowley (R, 5) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 378 . S.J. 318 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/10/2025 1:30PM Senate Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Celsi, and Koelker. S.J. 136 .
- : Introduced, referred to Transportation. S.J. 112 .
Common questions
- What is SF73?
- SF73 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the default speed limit for all vehicular traffic, and making penalties applicable.
- What does SF73 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the default speed limit for all vehicular traffic, and making penalties applicable.
- What is the status of SF73?
- In committee as of February 19, 2025. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 378 . S.J. 318 . (February 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF73?
- Dave Rowley (R, 5).
- Where is the official record for SF73?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0073&ga=91
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