House File 2345 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2345 BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 533) A BILL FOR An Act relating to department of transportation employees 1 designated as peace officers, and including effective date 2 provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5487HV (2) 89 th/ns

H.F. 2345 Section 1. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 149, section 4, as 1 amended by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1170, section 3, and 2019 2 Iowa Acts, chapter 7, section 1, is amended to read as follows: 3 SEC. 4. REPEAL. The section of this Act amending section 4 321.477 is repealed July 1, 2022 2023 . 5 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 6 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 7 EXPLANATION 8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 9 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 10 In 2017, the general assembly amended Code section 321.477 11 to specify the powers, duties, and limitations of employees of 12 the department of transportation (DOT) who are designated as 13 peace officers by the DOT. Under the terms of the legislation, 14 the amended language was set to be repealed effective July 1, 15 2018. In 2018, the general assembly extended the future repeal 16 provision to July 1, 2019, and in 2019, the general assembly 17 again extended the future repeal provision to July 1, 2022. 18 This bill extends the future repeal provision to July 1, 2023. 19 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 20 -1- LSB 5487HV (2) 89 th/ns 1/ 1