House
File
2022
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2022
BY
MEGGERS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
color
of
light
displayed
by
headlamps
1
and
auxiliary
driving
lamps,
and
making
penalties
2
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
TLSB
5092YH
(2)
91
th/ns
H.F.
2022
Section
1.
Section
321.385,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
1
as
follows:
2
321.385
Headlamps
on
motor
vehicles.
3
Every
A
motor
vehicle
other
than
a
motorcycle,
motorized
4
bicycle,
or
all-terrain
vehicle
shall
be
equipped
with
at
least
5
two
headlamps
with
at
least
one
on
each
side
of
the
front
6
of
the
motor
vehicle,
which
headlamps
shall
comply
with
the
7
requirements
and
limitations
set
forth
in
this
chapter
.
A
8
headlamp
shall
not
display
light
that
is
a
color
other
than
9
white.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
321.403,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
11
follows:
12
321.403
Auxiliary
driving
lamps.
13
Any
A
motor
vehicle
may
be
equipped
with
not
to
exceed
more
14
than
three
auxiliary
driving
lamps
mounted
on
the
front
at
a
15
height
not
less
than
twelve
inches
nor
more
than
forty-two
16
inches
above
the
level
surface
upon
which
the
vehicle
stands,
17
and
every
such
an
auxiliary
driving
lamp
or
lamps
shall
meet
18
the
requirements
and
limitations
set
forth
in
this
chapter
.
An
19
auxiliary
driving
lamp
shall
not
display
light
that
is
a
color
20
other
than
white.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
prohibits
a
motor
vehicle
from
being
equipped
with
25
headlamps
or
auxiliary
driving
lamps
that
display
light
that
is
26
a
color
other
than
white.
A
person
who
violates
Code
section
27
321.385
or
321.403
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor
punishable
28
by
a
$45
scheduled
fine.
The
bill
does
not
affect
the
color
29
requirements
for
signal
lamps
under
Code
sections
321.317
and
30
321.404.
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