SF 2135 (LSB 5713SS (2) 85)

SENATE FILE 2135

BY  BEALL

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to identification required for operation of a railroad train.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  327F.32  Railroad employee credentials.

   An engineer, conductor, brake operator, or any other member of the crew of a locomotive or railroad train operated upon a railroad track, including a railroad track intersecting with a street or highway at a railroad grade crossing, is not required to provide a driver’s license to a law enforcement officer in connection with the operation of the locomotive or railroad train.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that an engineer, conductor, brake operator, or other crew member of a locomotive or railroad train is not required to provide a driver’s license to a law enforcement officer in connection with the operation of the locomotive or train. The provision applies anywhere the train is operated, including at a railroad grade crossing.