House File 264 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 264 BY MOORE , MUHLBAUER , KRESSIG , JACOBY , RUFF , H. MILLER , THOMAS , KAUFMANN , ABDUL-SAMAD , COHOON , GRASSLEY , RIDING , FORBES , KELLEY , GAINES , STECKMAN , WOOD , PRICHARD , STAED , LYKAM , STUTSMAN , KEARNS , OURTH , BEARINGER , WOLFE , KAJTAZOVIC , T. TAYLOR , MASCHER , GASKILL , T. OLSON , HANSON , DAWSON , and HALL A BILL FOR An Act concerning the vehicle height limit for a flatbed 1 trailer carrying a load of hay, straw, or stover. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2142YH (1) 85 dea/nh

H.F. 264 Section 1. Section 321.456, Code 2013, is amended to read 1 as follows: 2 321.456 Height of vehicles. 3 1. A vehicle unladen or with load shall not exceed a height 4 of thirteen feet, six inches, except that a for the following: 5 a. A vehicle or combination of vehicles coupled together and 6 used exclusively for the transportation of passenger vehicles, 7 light delivery trucks, panel delivery trucks, pickup trucks, 8 or recreational vehicle chassis may operate with a height not 9 to exceed fourteen feet. 10 b. A flatbed trailer being used to transport hay, straw, or 11 stover may be moved on a noninterstate highway with a height 12 not to exceed fourteen feet six inches. 13 2. This section shall not be construed to require any 14 railroad or public authorities to provide sufficient vertical 15 clearance to permit the operation of such vehicle upon the 16 highways of this state. Any damage to highways, highway or 17 railroad structures, or underpasses caused by the height of 18 any vehicle provided for by this section shall be borne by the 19 operator or owner of the vehicle. 20 EXPLANATION 21 Currently, the height limit established for vehicles 22 operated on a highway is 13 feet, six inches. This bill raises 23 the height limit to 14 feet, six inches, for flatbed trailers 24 loaded with hay, straw, or stover when moved on a noninterstate 25 highway. 26 Pursuant to current law, any damage to highways, highway or 27 railroad structures, or underpasses caused by the height of 28 a vehicle is the responsibility of the owner of the vehicle. 29 A person who operates a vehicle in violation of height 30 restrictions is guilty upon conviction of a simple misdemeanor 31 punishable by a scheduled fine of $200. 32 -1- LSB 2142YH (1) 85 dea/nh 1/ 1