HF 2386 (LSB 6165YH (2) 83)

HOUSE FILE 2386

BY  GAYMAN

A BILL FOR

An Act providing an exemption from commercial driver licensing requirements for volunteers who transport patients or clients of a nonprofit entity.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.176A, Code 2009, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  8.  A person who operates a motor vehicle in the performance of the person’s duties as a volunteer for a nonprofit entity which is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, when the operation is for the purpose of transporting patients or clients of the nonprofit entity.
EXPLANATION
   This bill creates an exemption from commercial driver licensing requirements for certain persons who serve as volunteers for nonprofit entities. The exemption applies for a volunteer when the person operates a commercial vehicle to transport patients or clients in the performance of the person’s duties as a volunteer.