Senate
Study
Bill
1060
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
BROWN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
chauffeurs
and
exempting
certain
persons
1
from
the
requirement
to
be
licensed
as
a
chauffeur.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
321.1,
subsection
8,
unnumbered
1
paragraph
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
“Chauffeur”
means
a
person
who
operates
a
motor
vehicle,
3
including
a
school
bus,
in
the
transportation
of
persons
for
4
wages,
compensation,
or
hire
,
or
a
person
who
operates
a
truck
5
tractor,
road
tractor,
or
a
motor
truck
which
has
a
gross
6
vehicle
weight
rating
exceeding
sixteen
thousand
pounds
.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
321.1,
subsection
8,
paragraph
b,
Code
2021,
8
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph
and
inserting
in
lieu
9
thereof
the
following:
10
b.
A
fire
fighter
is
not
a
chauffeur
when
operating
a
fire
11
apparatus.
12
Sec.
3.
Section
321.1,
subsection
8,
Code
2021,
is
amended
13
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
14
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0c.
An
ambulance
or
rescue
squad
attendant
15
is
not
a
chauffeur
when
operating
an
ambulance
or
rescue
squad
16
apparatus.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
Under
current
law,
chauffeurs
are
subject
to
special
21
driver’s
licensing
requirements.
A
chauffeur
is
a
person
22
who
operates
a
motor
vehicle,
including
a
school
bus,
in
the
23
transportation
of
persons
for
wages,
compensation,
or
hire,
or
24
a
person
who
operates
a
truck
tractor,
road
tractor,
or
a
motor
25
truck
which
has
a
gross
vehicle
weight
rating
exceeding
16,000
26
pounds.
There
are
12
exceptions
that
specifically
exempt
27
certain
persons
from
being
considered
a
chauffeur.
28
This
bill
eliminates
from
the
definition
of
chauffeur
29
persons
who
operate
a
truck
tractor,
road
tractor,
or
motor
30
truck
which
has
a
gross
vehicle
weight
rating
exceeding
16,000
31
pounds.
The
bill
changes
the
existing
exception
relating
to
32
volunteer
fire
fighters
and
volunteer
ambulance
and
rescue
33
squad
attendants
by
eliminating
the
volunteer
requirement
34
and
by
eliminating
the
volunteer
classification
for
persons
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who
receive
nominal
compensation
not
based
upon
the
value
of
1
the
service
performed.
The
bill
exempts
all
fire
fighters
2
when
operating
a
fire
apparatus
and
all
ambulance
and
rescue
3
squad
attendants
when
operating
an
ambulance
or
rescue
squad
4
apparatus
from
being
considered
a
chauffeur.
5
The
fee
for
a
chauffeur’s
instruction
permit
is
$12
compared
6
to
a
fee
of
$6
for
an
instruction
permit
other
than
a
special
7
instruction,
chauffeur’s
instruction,
or
commercial
learner’s
8
permit.
The
fee
for
a
noncommercial
chauffeur
driver’s
license
9
is
$8
per
year
of
validity
compared
to
a
fee
of
$4
per
year
of
10
validity
for
noncommercial
driver’s
licenses.
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