Senate File 2135 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2135 BY BEALL A BILL FOR An Act relating to identification required for operation of a 1 railroad train. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5713SS (2) 85 dea/nh

S.F. 2135 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 327F.32 Railroad employee 1 credentials. 2 An engineer, conductor, brake operator, or any other member 3 of the crew of a locomotive or railroad train operated upon a 4 railroad track, including a railroad track intersecting with a 5 street or highway at a railroad grade crossing, is not required 6 to provide a driver’s license to a law enforcement officer in 7 connection with the operation of the locomotive or railroad 8 train. 9 EXPLANATION 10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 11 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 12 This bill provides that an engineer, conductor, brake 13 operator, or other crew member of a locomotive or railroad 14 train is not required to provide a driver’s license to a law 15 enforcement officer in connection with the operation of the 16 locomotive or train. The provision applies anywhere the train 17 is operated, including at a railroad grade crossing. 18 -1- LSB 5713SS (2) 85 dea/nh 1/ 1