---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to motor carriers, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 3147.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to motor carriers, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 3147.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SF 2271"
citation: "Iowa SF 2271 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["motor carriers", "passengers", "taxis"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-13"
last_action: "2018-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2ed69d5-e2dc-4e48-adb0-fd91987c3d50"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2271&ga=87"
source_hash: "d2f10e0c825b202e3c88f5e91828a8e0bea83542e9a70487a5e1cfbcefcd06cd"
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 2271 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to motor carriers, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 3147.) Effective 7-1-18.

## 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/SF2271.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/SF2271.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–2** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-13** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-13** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2018-02-19** Passed Senate, ayes 47, nays 2. `passage`
- **2018-02-19** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-19** Message from Senate.
- **2018-02-20** Read first time, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-22** Subcommittee: Landon, Cohoon and Huseman.
- **2018-02-27** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2018-03-07** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-19** Passed House, ayes 96, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-03-19** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-20** Message from House.
- **2018-04-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-04-04** 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/f2ed69d5-e2dc-4e48-adb0-fd91987c3d50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).