dealer advocacy & governmental affairs
IOWA LEGISLATIVE SESSION CONCLUDES
By WILL ROGERS
Director of Government Affairs [
willr@ineda.com]
The first session of the 87th General Assembly of the Iowa Legislature adjourned on Saturday, April 22, at 7:18 a.m. We are delighted to announce several legislative successes that the Association was able to accomplish in conjunction with our industry allies.
Equipment Rental Theft
On April 10, Senate File 403 – the “Equipment Rental Theft” bill – passed in the Iowa House by a vote of 75-21. This bill makes it a crime to misappropriate equipment rental property with the intent to deprive the owner of the property without their consent. We want to thank State Senator Jeff Edler (Marshall), State Representative Steve Carlin (Woodbury), leadership in both the Iowa House and Iowa Senate, mem- bers of the Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association, the American Rental Association and its mem- bers, and our contract lobbying team for their efforts in helping SF 403 pass.
Workers Compensation Reform
The Iowa Legislature passed House File 518, a sweeping Workers Compensation Reform bill that 1) pre- vents attorneys from taking fees from injured workers when the employer was voluntarily giving benefits; 2) ends the burden on the employer to demonstrate that intoxicated workers incurred injuries as a result of the intoxication; and 3) ends an individual’s ability to receive workers compensation while receiving unemployment insurance.
Transportation of Farm Equipment Clarified
State lawmakers passed Senate file 406, which clarifies the rights of farmers when transporting an imple- ment of husbandry while being carried on a motor vehicle between fields, locations for repair, or locations for storage. Under Iowa Code Chapter 321.463, implements of husbandry being transported are exempt from permit requirements so long as it has the required lighting and flags, and is restricted to ½ hour before sunrise and ½ hour after sunset. The bill sought to add clarification for local law enforcement by adding the additional language.
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