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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 494: A bill for an act relating to the operation of railroad trains by a crew of two or more persons, and providing penalties.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HF 494 is a bill introduced in the Iowa House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act relating to the operation of railroad trains by a crew of two or more persons, and providing penalties. Primary sponsor: David Sieck (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 28, 2026): Subcommittee recommends passage.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David SieckPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Subcommittee recommends passage.
  2. Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2026 12:30PM RM 103.
  3. Subcommittee: Sieck, Gosa and Wood.
  4. Introduced, referred to Transportation.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source