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IA HSB136
SB
Status
2/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Transportation
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AI Summary
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Removes the exemption that allowed drivers aged 18-20 to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) transporting hazardous materials requiring placards for intrastate-only private and for-hire motor carriers
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Maintains the minimum age of 18 for other exempted intrastate CMV operations that do not involve hazardous materials requiring placards
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Eliminates the exemption for retail dealers of fertilizers, petroleum products, and pesticides and their employees from age requirements when delivering these products to farm customers within a 100-mile radius
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Applies federal driver age qualification standards (generally requiring drivers to be 21 years old) to intrastate hazardous materials transport requiring placards
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Does not affect the existing prohibition on commercial learner's permit holders operating vehicles transporting hazardous materials
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to driver age qualifications for certain commercial motor vehicle drivers operating solely intrastate to transport hazardous material.(See HF 527.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 527.
2/20/2025