House
Study
Bill
191
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KLEIN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
increasing
certain
penalties
for
speeding
in
a
motor
1
vehicle,
providing
for
the
use
of
the
additional
moneys,
and
2
including
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
135.25,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
135.25
Emergency
medical
services
fund.
3
An
emergency
medical
services
fund
is
created
in
the
state
4
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department.
The
fund
5
includes,
but
is
not
limited
to,
amounts
appropriated
by
the
6
general
assembly,
and
other
moneys
available
from
federal
or
7
private
sources
which
are
to
be
used
for
purposes
of
this
8
section
.
Funds
remaining
in
the
fund
at
the
end
of
each
9
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state
10
but
shall
remain
in
the
emergency
medical
services
fund,
11
notwithstanding
section
8.33
.
The
fund
is
established
to
12
assist
counties
by
matching,
on
a
dollar-for-dollar
basis,
13
moneys
spent
by
a
county
for
the
acquisition
of
equipment
for
14
the
provision
of
emergency
medical
services
and
by
providing
15
grants
to
counties
for
education
and
training
in
the
delivery
16
of
emergency
medical
services,
as
provided
in
this
section
17
and
section
422D.6
.
A
county
seeking
matching
funds
under
18
this
section
shall
apply
to
the
emergency
medical
services
19
division
of
the
department.
Moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
20
pursuant
to
section
805.8A,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“a”
,
21
subparagraph
(5),
and
section
805.8A,
subsection
14,
paragraph
22
“i”
,
subparagraph
(4),
shall
be
allocated
as
required
under
23
this
section,
but
shall
be
used
to
assist
counties
in
providing
24
emergency
medical
services
in
rural,
underserved
areas
of
25
the
state.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
concerning
the
26
application
and
awarding
process
for
the
matching
funds
and
27
the
criteria
for
the
allocation
of
moneys
in
the
fund
if
the
28
moneys
are
insufficient
to
meet
the
emergency
medical
services
29
needs
of
the
counties.
Moneys
allocated
by
the
department
to
a
30
county
for
emergency
medical
services
purposes
may
be
used
for
31
equipment
or
training
and
education
as
determined
by
the
board
32
of
supervisors
pursuant
to
section
422D.6
.
33
Sec.
2.
Section
805.8A,
subsection
5,
paragraph
a,
34
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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(5)
One
hundred
dollars
plus
five
ten
dollars
for
each
mile
1
per
hour
of
excessive
speed
over
twenty
miles
per
hour
over
the
2
limit.
Notwithstanding
section
805.12,
fifty
percent
of
each
3
fine
collected
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph,
excluding
the
4
first
one
hundred
dollars
of
each
fine,
shall
be
submitted
to
5
the
state
court
administrator
and
transferred
to
the
department
6
of
public
health
for
deposit
in
the
emergency
medical
services
7
fund
created
in
section
135.25.
8
Sec.
3.
Section
805.8A,
subsection
14,
paragraph
i,
9
subparagraph
(4),
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
(4)
One
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
for
speed
greater
11
than
twenty-five
miles
per
hour
over
the
posted
speed
limit.
12
Notwithstanding
section
805.12,
five
hundred
dollars
of
13
each
fine
collected
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
shall
be
14
submitted
to
the
state
court
administrator
and
transferred
to
15
the
department
of
public
health
for
deposit
in
the
emergency
16
medical
services
fund
created
in
section
135.25.
17
Sec.
4.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
penalties
paid
18
for
violations
occurring
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
19
Act.
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
This
bill
increases
the
scheduled
fine
for
speeding
pursuant
24
to
Code
sections
321.236(5)
(power
of
local
authorities
to
25
regulate
speed
in
public
parks)
and
(11)
(power
of
local
26
authorities
to
regulate
speed
in
public
alleys),
321.285
27
(general
speed
restrictions),
and
461A.36
(speed
limits
in
28
state
parks
and
preserves),
from
$100
plus
$5
for
each
mile
per
29
hour
of
excessive
speed
over
20
miles
per
hour
over
the
limit
30
to
$100
plus
$10
for
each
mile
per
hour
of
excessive
speed
over
31
20
miles
per
hour
over
the
limit.
The
bill
also
increases
the
32
scheduled
fine
for
speeding
in
a
road
work
zone
more
than
25
33
miles
per
hour
over
the
limit
from
$1,000
to
$1,500.
34
The
bill
requires
the
additional
moneys
collected
to
be
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submitted
to
the
state
court
administrator
and
transferred
to
1
the
department
of
public
health
for
deposit
in
the
emergency
2
medical
services
fund.
The
additional
moneys
must
be
allocated
3
as
set
forth
under
current
law,
but
are
required
to
be
used
4
to
assist
counties
in
providing
emergency
medical
services
in
5
rural,
underserved
areas
of
the
state.
Under
current
law,
6
moneys
in
the
emergency
medical
services
fund
are
used
to
7
assist
counties
by
matching,
on
a
dollar-for-dollar
basis,
8
moneys
spent
by
a
county
for
the
acquisition
of
equipment
for
9
the
provision
of
emergency
medical
services
and
by
providing
10
grants
to
counties
for
education
and
training
in
the
delivery
11
of
emergency
medical
services.
12
The
bill
applies
to
penalties
paid
for
violations
occurring
13
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
the
bill.
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