House File 2257 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2257 BY WINDSCHITL (COMPANION TO SF 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 5713YH (4) 85 dea/nh

H.F. 2257 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 327F.32 Railroad employee 1 credentials. 2 An engineer, conductor, brakeman, or any other member of the 3 crew of a locomotive or railroad train operated upon a railroad 4 track, including a railroad track intersecting with a street 5 or highway at a railroad grade crossing, is not required to 6 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, brakeman, 13 or other crew member of a locomotive or railroad train is not 14 required to provide a driver’s license to a law enforcement 15 officer in connection with the operation of the locomotive or 16 train. The provision applies anywhere the train is operated, 17 including at a railroad grade crossing. 18 -1- LSB 5713YH (4) 85 dea/nh 1/ 1