Senate File 32 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY McCOY Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act granting the right=of=way to public transit buses 2 reentering the flow of traffic and providing penalties. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1095SS 83 5 dea/nh/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321.324B YIELD TO PUBLIC TRANSIT 1 2 BUSES. 1 3 1. The operator of a motor vehicle shall yield the 1 4 right=of=way to a bus operated by a public transit system, as 1 5 defined in section 324A.1, traveling in the same direction 1 6 that has signaled and is reentering the flow of traffic. 1 7 2. This section does not relieve the operator of a bus 1 8 from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all 1 9 persons using the roadway. 1 10 3. A person convicted of a violation of this section 1 11 commits a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled 1 12 violation under section 805.8A, subsection 7, paragraph "b". 1 13 Sec. 2. Section 321.482A, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1 14 2009, is amended to read as follows: 1 15 Notwithstanding section 321.482, a person who is convicted 1 16 of operating a motor vehicle in violation of section 321.275, 1 17 subsection 4, section 321.297, 321.298, 321.299, 321.302, 1 18 321.303, 321.304, 321.305, 321.306, 321.307, 321.308, section 1 19 321.309, subsection 2, or section 321.311, 321.319, 321.320, 1 20 321.321, 321.322, 321.323, 321.323A, 321.324, 321.324A, 1 21 321.324B, 321.327, 321.329, or 321.333 causing serious injury 1 22 to or the death of another person may be subject to the 1 23 following penalties in addition to the penalty provided for a 1 24 scheduled violation in section 805.8A or any other penalty 1 25 provided by law: 1 26 Sec. 3. Section 805.8A, subsection 7, paragraph b, Code 1 27 2009, is amended to read as follows: 1 28 b. For violations under sections 321.298, 321.307, 1 29 321.308, 321.313, 321.319, 321.320, 321.321, 321.324B, 1 30 321.327, 321.329, and 321.333, the scheduled fine is 1 31 thirty=five dollars. 1 32 EXPLANATION 1 33 This bill requires the driver of a motor vehicle to yield 1 34 the right=of=way to a public transit bus traveling in the same 1 35 direction that has given a signal and is reentering the flow 2 1 of traffic. The requirement applies only for buses operated 2 2 by a regional or urban transit system. The bill specifies 2 3 that the driver of such a bus is not relieved of the 2 4 responsibility to drive with due regard for the safety of all 2 5 persons using the roadway. 2 6 A violation of the requirement to yield to a public transit 2 7 bus is a simple misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled fine of 2 8 $35. If the violation causes serious injury, the driver may 2 9 be subject to an additional fine of $500 or driver's license 2 10 suspension for up to 90 days, or both. For a violation 2 11 causing death, the driver may be subject to an additional fine 2 12 of $1,000 or license suspension for up to 180 days, or both. 2 13 LSB 1095SS 83 2 14 dea/nh/5