House File 2257 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2257 BY B. MOORE A BILL FOR An Act relating to the gross weight allowed for special trucks 1 and the gross weight information included on registration 2 receipts. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5700HH (3) 86 ns/lh

H.F. 2257 Section 1. Section 321.1, subsection 75, Code 2016, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 75. “Special truck” means a motor truck or truck tractor not 3 used for hire with a gross weight registration of six through 4 thirty-two thirty-eight and four-tenths tons used by a person 5 engaged in farming to transport commodities produced only by 6 the owner, or to transport commodities purchased by the owner 7 for use in the owner’s own farming operation or occasional 8 use for charitable purposes. “Special truck” also means a 9 motor truck or truck tractor not used for hire with a gross 10 weight registration of six through thirty-two thirty-eight 11 and four-tenths tons used by a person engaged in farming who 12 assists another person engaged in farming through an exchange 13 of services. A “special truck” does not include a truck tractor 14 operated more than fifteen thousand miles annually. 15 Sec. 2. Section 321.24, subsection 1, Code 2016, is amended 16 to read as follows: 17 1. Upon receipt of the application for title and payment of 18 the required fees for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, 19 the county treasurer or the department shall, when satisfied 20 as to the application’s genuineness and regularity, and, in 21 the case of a mobile home or manufactured home, that taxes 22 are not owing under chapter 423 or 435 , issue a certificate 23 of title and, except for a mobile home or manufactured home, 24 a registration receipt, and shall file the application, the 25 manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate, the certificate of 26 title, or other evidence of ownership, as prescribed by the 27 department. The registration receipt shall be delivered to 28 the owner and shall contain upon its face the date issued, 29 the name and address of the owner, the registration number 30 assigned to the vehicle, the amount of the fee paid, the type 31 of fuel used, a description of the vehicle as determined by the 32 department, and a form for notice of transfer of the vehicle. 33 The name and address of any lessee of the vehicle shall not 34 be printed on the registration receipt or certificate of 35 -1- LSB 5700HH (3) 86 ns/lh 1/ 3

H.F. 2257 title. Up to three owners may be listed on the registration 1 receipt and certificate of title. If the registration receipt 2 contains information about the gross weight of the vehicle, the 3 registration receipt shall display the gross weight for which 4 the vehicle was registered and not the gross weight allowable 5 for the vehicle under section 321.466, subsection 4. 6 Sec. 3. Section 321.121, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 7 2016, is amended to read as follows: 8 d. The additional annual registration fee for a special 9 truck for a gross weight registration in excess of twenty tons 10 is twenty-five dollars for each ton over twenty tons and not 11 exceeding thirty-two thirty-eight and four-tenths tons. 12 Sec. 4. Section 321.463, subsection 5, paragraph c, 13 subparagraph (1), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2016, is amended 14 to read as follows: 15 The maximum gross weight allowed to be carried on a 16 commercial motor vehicle , other than a special truck, on 17 noninterstate highways, provided the vehicle is operated by a 18 person with a commercial driver’s license valid for the vehicle 19 operated unless section 321.176A applies, is as follows: 20 EXPLANATION 21 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 22 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 23 Under current law, special trucks for farm use may be 24 registered for a gross weight of between 12,000 and 64,000 25 pounds. Code section 321.466 provides that the gross weight of 26 certain vehicles, including special trucks for farm use, may 27 be exceeded by up to 25 percent. As a result, under certain 28 circumstances, the maximum gross weight allowed for special 29 trucks for farm use is 80,000 pounds. 30 This bill provides that special trucks for farm use may be 31 registered for a gross weight of up to 76,800 pounds. With 32 the 25 percent exemption provided for under current law, 33 the bill effectively increases the gross weight allowed for 34 special trucks for farm use to 96,000 pounds under certain 35 -2- LSB 5700HH (3) 86 ns/lh 2/ 3

H.F. 2257 circumstances. Code section 321.463, which is amended to 1 include special trucks, allows vehicles with a gross weight 2 of between 80,000 and 96,000 pounds to only operate on 3 noninterstate highways, and prohibits such vehicles from 4 operating on noninterstate highway bridges. Code section 5 321.463 also governs the length and number of axles required 6 for vehicles of a certain weight. 7 The bill also provides that if a registration receipt 8 contains information about the gross weight of a vehicle, the 9 registration receipt shall display the gross weight for which 10 the vehicle was registered and not the gross weight allowable 11 for the vehicle with the 25 percent exemption included. 12 -3- LSB 5700HH (3) 86 ns/lh 3/ 3