SSB 1025 (LSB 1476XC (2) 88)

SENATE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON KAPUCIAN)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to department of transportation employees designated as peace officers, and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  REPEAL.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 149, section 4, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1170, section 3, is repealed.
    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   In 2017, the general assembly amended Code section 321.477 to specify the powers, duties, and limitations of employees of the department of transportation who are designated as peace officers by the department. Under the terms of the legislation, the amended language was set to be repealed effective July 1, 2018. In 2018, the general assembly extended the future repeal provision to July 1, 2019. This bill repeals the future repeal provision. The bill takes effect upon enactment.