HF 698 (LSB 2485HV (1) 91)

HOUSE FILE 698

BY  COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 169)

(COMPANION TO SF 377 BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION)

A BILL FOR

An Act prohibiting the consideration of the deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement when determining a person’s employment status.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  325B.2  Prohibited factors in determining employment status.
   1.  The deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement by or as required by a motor carrier, or any of the carrier’s related entities, including the use of such improvement in accordance with a motor carrier transportation contract, as defined in section 325B.1, shall not be considered when determining whether a person is an employee, independent contractor, or jointly employed employee under any state law.
   2.  For purposes of this section, “motor carrier safety improvement” means any device, equipment, software, technology, procedure, training, policy, program, or operational practice intended and primarily used to improve or facilitate compliance with traffic safety laws, including motor carrier safety, safety of a motor vehicle, safety of the operator of a motor vehicle, and safety of other highway users.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill prohibits considering the deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement, defined in the bill, by or as required by a motor carrier when determining whether a person is an employee, independent contractor, or jointly employed employee under any state law.