Transportation (S)

Roll Call

Approve Minutes

Governor Appointment

Committee Business

Roll Call

Approve Minutes

HF 2181 – max weight for vehicles covered under lemon law (Bowman)

Roll Call.

Approve Minutes.

HF 2230 – weight exemption for vehicles used to establish permanent conservation practices on ag land (Taylor)

This meeting has been cancelled.

Roll Call.

Approve Minutes.

SF 335 – transportation of rail workers (Taylor)

SF 2103 – OWI and Ignition Interlock (Brase)

SSB 3110 – DOT omnibus (Bowman)

SSB 3136 - registration fees for new completed motor vehicles (Bowman)

SF 2135 - identification required for operation of a railroad train (Beall)

SSB 3191 – texting while driving as a primary offense (Bowman)

Any other bills that are ready for committee.

Roll Call

Approve Minutes

SF 2076 - Employment Rides initiative (Danielson)

SF 2101 - Natural Gas tax (Bowman)

SSB 3018 - Definition of vehicle scrapping (Bowman)

SSB 3118 - Crossing right fog line on two-lance roads (Bowman)

SSB 3148 - Minor School License for extracurricular activities in school sharing agreements (Bowman)

SF 2108 – Special license plate for Sullivan brothers’ award of valor (Dearden)

Governor Appointees

Any other bills that are ready for committee

Roll Call.

Approve Minutes.

Governor Appointee- Larry Noble for the position of Comissioner of Public Safety.

SF 2059

And any other bills that are ready.

Roll Call

Approve Minutes

Speaker is Shaun Vecera, psychology professor at University of Iowa. He will talk about his research on distraction and how it applies to distracted driving.

Roll Call.

Approve Minutes.

SF 2058

Presentation by Mark Lowe, Department of Motor Vehicles Director.

Roll Call

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DOT Director Paul Trombino and Performance & Technology Director John Selmer will talk about prioritizing how Iowa invests in transportation assets.

Presentation and demonstration of distracted driving simulator by DPS.

At 3:30 the parties will caucus, and the demonstration will be open for others.

Roll Call

Approve Minutes

Presentation by Department of Transportation Director Paul Trambino.

DPS will present on Distracted Driving.

Speaker: Pat Hoye, Director of the Governor's Transportation Safety Bureau.

Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Welcome back remarks

Roll Call.

Approve Minutes.

HF 619.

Roll Call.

Approve Minutes.

HF 395.

Roll Call.

Approve Minutes.

Committee Business.

Government Appointees

Roll Call.

Aprove Minutes.

DPS Commisionor Brian London, Governor Appointee.

Any other committee business.

Minutes.

Roll Call.

Approve Minutes.

SSB 1224- DOT policies (Bowman)

SSB 1178- Manufactured Homes (Bowman)

SSB 1204- Equity Bill (Bowman)

SF 237- Special Plates (Brase)

Any other bills ready for the Committee.

Roll Call.

Approve Minutes.

SSB 1020 – Online renewal of driver’s license (Bowman)

SSB 1148 – Excessive size and weight regulations (Danielson)

SSB 1179 – Registration fee credit (Bowman)

SF 172 w/amendment – rest periods for railroad van drivers (Beall)

SSB 1156- 5 to 8 years for DL renewal (Bowman)

TOPIC: Guests at Transportation Day on the Hill will present to the committee on Iowa’s road needs, the impact of those needs and how those needs can best be addressed.

AGENDA

2:00-2:05 p.m.: Open comments by Committee Chair Bowman

2:05-2:15 p.m.: County Engineers

Todd Kinney of Clinton County, past president of Iowa County Engineers Association

Dan Ahart of Shelby County, vice-president of Iowa County Engineers Association

2:15-2:30 p.m.: Greene County delegation

Jefferson Mayor Craig Berry

Jefferson Councilman Larry Teeples

Jefferson City Manager Michael Palmer

County Supervisor Guy Richardson

County Engineer Wade Weiss

2:30-2:50 p.m.: questions & discussion

2:50-2:55 p.m.: closing comments by Committee Chair Bowman

Roll Call.

Approve Minutes.

SSB 1103

HF 14

Other Committee Business.

Roll Call.

Approve Minutes.

SF 27.

SSB 1155.

Roll Call

Approve Minutes

SSB 1154

SF 73

Roll Call. Approve Minutes. Committee Business.

Roll Call.

Approval of Minutes.

Presentation on how investing in rail can benefit Iowans, our economy and local communities

4:00-4:05 – Committee Chair Senator Tod Bowman: opening comments

4:05-4:15 –Tammy Nicholson: Iowa DOT rail study

4:15-4:25 – Geoff Fruin: Illinois Case Study

4:25-4:30 – Grinnell Mayor Gordon Canfield, president of the Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers

4:30-4:35 – Jeff Krutz, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen

4:35-4:40 – Brenda Mainwaring, Union Pacific Railroad

4:40-4:45 – Dan Sabin, Iowa Northern Railway

4:45-5:15 – Questions & Discussion

5:15-5:25 – Glenn Lyons, Des Moines Downtown Community Alliance

5:25-5:30 – Committee Chair Senator Tod Bowman: closing comments

Roll Call.

Approve Minutes.

Presenation from Bob Singer.

Questions and Announcements.

Approval of Minutes

Presentation by Mark Lowe of the Department of Transportation on the DOT legislative proposals.

Approval of Minutes.

Discussion of SSB 1019 and SSB 1021.

Approval of Minutes.

Department of Transportation Director Trombino to address Transportation and Infrastructure Funding.

Approve minutes.

Presention by Department of Transportation Director Trombino.

-Rules

-Opening Remarks

-Introductions