---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to single-trip permits for vehicles of excessive size and weight during special or emergency situations."
description: "A bill for an act relating to single-trip permits for vehicles of excessive size and weight during special or emergency situations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 153"
citation: "Iowa SF 153 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["driving", "emergency management", "highways", "transportation", "transportation department", "vehicles", "weights"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2023-02-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e5f07a5-c9eb-486c-b31a-91850a359064"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 153&ga=90"
source_hash: "97b8036c02899a38184bb5be1c7d90e1d07c1d098a1579b2864b20dd3f1b0e06"
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 153 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to single-trip permits for vehicles of excessive size and weight during special or emergency situations.

## 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/90/attachments/SF153.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF153_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF153.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-26** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-01** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-02-01** Immediate message.
- **2023-02-01** Message from Senate.
- **2023-02-06** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-09** Substituted for HF 200.
- **2023-02-09** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-02-09** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-02-09** Immediate message.
- **2023-02-13** Message from House.
- **2023-02-15** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-02-15** 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/1e5f07a5-c9eb-486c-b31a-91850a359064`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).