---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to vehicles operating with a permit for excessive size or weight, and providing fees."
description: "A bill for an act relating to vehicles operating with a permit for excessive size or weight, and providing fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 979"
citation: "Iowa HF 979 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["common carriers", "fees", "highways", "primary roads", "secondary roads", "transportation department", "trucks", "vehicles", "weight and measurement", "weights"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-27"
last_action: "2025-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/816d243c-5230-4b3e-9d03-5ab895fbb79f"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 979&ga=91"
source_hash: "02c702e1a86a28deed734cb779dc345ecf25242e249eb6db3b3554884c05733b"
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 HF 979 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to vehicles operating with a permit for excessive size or weight, and providing fees.

## 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/91/attachments/HF979.html)
2. **Amendment S-3154** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3154.pdf)
3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF979.html)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF979_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF979.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **44–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-27** Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-04-15** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-04-15** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-15** Message from House.
- **2025-04-15** Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-16** Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Green, and Quirmbach.
- **2025-04-17** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/22/2025 12:00PM Senate Lounge.
- **2025-04-22** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- **2025-05-09** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-09** Placed on Ways and Means calendar.
- **2025-05-09** Amendment S-3154 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-14** Amendment S-3154 withdrawn.
- **2025-05-14** Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 1. `passage`
- **2025-05-14** Immediate message.
- **2025-05-14** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-22** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-06-06** 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/816d243c-5230-4b3e-9d03-5ab895fbb79f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).