---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act exempting motor vehicles carrying an implement of husbandry from certain permit requirements. (Formerly SF 211.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act exempting motor vehicles carrying an implement of husbandry from certain permit requirements. (Formerly SF 211.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 406"
citation: "Iowa SF 406 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["agriculture", "farming", "highways", "machinery", "motor vehicles", "transportation", "vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-02"
last_action: "2017-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34ff306d-81b5-4f15-854d-64feb42afbab"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 406&ga=87"
source_hash: "5fafc82aa22ca0ab3a2e4d7745a0d5cce43c119ea6459a46884c2129b721d982"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa SF 406 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act exempting motor vehicles carrying an implement of husbandry from certain permit requirements. (Formerly SF 211.) Effective 7-1-17.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/87/attachments/SF406.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF406.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-02** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-02** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2017-03-21** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-27** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-21** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-21** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-21** Read first time, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-22** Subcommittee: Best, Huseman and Jacoby.
- **2017-03-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2017-04-06** Passed House, ayes 94, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-06** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-07** Message from House.
- **2017-04-18** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker.
- **2017-04-18** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34ff306d-81b5-4f15-854d-64feb42afbab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).