SF 377 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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.

This bill prohibits considering a motor carrier's use of safety improvements when determining a person's employment status under state law. It directly affects motor carriers and the individuals who work for them, such as drivers, whose classification as an employee, independent contractor, or jointly employed person is being assessed. The bill specifies that any device, equipment, software, training, or policy primarily intended to improve traffic safety cannot be a factor in these employment status decisions. The aim is to ensure that efforts to enhance safety within the motor carrier industry do not influence legal employment classifications.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Signed Mar 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · Mar 28, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a vertical, line-by-line layout to a standard paragraph format for readability and official filing. No substantive policy changes, definitions, or legal provisions were altered.
TECHNICAL

Formatting changed from vertical line-by-line text to standard paragraph layout with page numbers and signatures reorganized for official presentation.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2025 · House Mar 13, 2025

How they voted

460
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Mar 10, 2025
D Democratic16
14 Yea 2
87% Yea
R Republican33
32 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Mar 28, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0.
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.