Legislation / SF 378

SENATE FILE 378 Signed by Governor

Speed limits, including the speed limit range for which certain excessive speed violations cannot be considered for certain purposes and the default speed limit for all vehicular traffic

Sponsor   Senate Transportation Committee Effective   07/01/2026 Formerly   SF 73 Last action   Fiscal note. — June 2, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

13 declarations filed on this bill
● 0 For ● 1 Against ● 12 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 2 related bills
SF 73 The default speed limit for all vehicular traffic.(See SF 378.)
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Feb 19, 2025 Senate Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 311.
Feb 19, 2025 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 318.
Mar 18, 2025 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 36, nays 12. S.J. 560.
Mar 18, 2025 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 562.
Mar 18, 2025 House Message from Senate. H.J. 680.
Mar 18, 2025 House Read first time, referred to Transportation. H.J. 717.
Mar 26, 2025 House Subcommittee: Bossman, Cooling and Mommsen. H.J. 852.
Mar 27, 2025 House Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 8:30AM House Lounge.
Apr 1, 2025 House Subcommittee recommends passage.
Apr 1, 2025 House Fiscal note.
Mar 3, 2026 House Subcommittee: Meggers, Gosa and Henderson. H.J. 524.
Mar 5, 2026 House Subcommittee reassigned: Jones, Gosa and Siegrist. H.J. 601.
Mar 9, 2026 House Subcommittee Meeting: [].
Mar 11, 2026 House Subcommittee recommends passage.
Mar 18, 2026 House Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 687.
Mar 18, 2026 House Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 2. H.J. 687.
Mar 18, 2026 House Committee amendment H-8231 filed. H.J. 687.
Mar 18, 2026 House Placed on calendar. H.J. 687.
Mar 19, 2026 House Amendment H-8245 filed. H.J. 712.
Mar 26, 2026 House Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760.
Apr 1, 2026 House Committee amendment H-8231 deferred. H.J. 795.
Apr 1, 2026 House Amendment H-8245 adopted. H.J. 795.
Apr 1, 2026 House Committee amendment H-8231 out of order. H.J. 795.
Apr 1, 2026 House Passed House, yeas 76, nays 16. H.J. 796.
Apr 1, 2026 House Immediate message. H.J. 801.
Apr 2, 2026 Senate Message from House, with amendment S-5153. S.J. 709.
Apr 7, 2026 Senate Fiscal note.
Apr 22, 2026 Senate Senate concurred with S-5153. S.J. 868.
Apr 22, 2026 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 16. S.J. 868.
Apr 22, 2026 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 869.
Apr 22, 2026 House Message from Senate. H.J. 977.
May 5, 2026 Senate Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028.
Jun 1, 2026 Senate Signed by Governor. S.J. 1029.
Jun 2, 2026 House Fiscal note.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Mar 18, 2025 Senate Floor Passage Passed 36 12 2 3–11 33–1 Bipartisan Support and Opposition
Apr 1, 2026 House Floor Passage Passed 76 16 8 20–10 56–6 Bipartisan Support and Opposition
Apr 22, 2026 Senate Floor Passage Passed 28 16 6 3–13 25–3 Bipartisan Support and Opposition
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 36 to 12 · Democrats 3 yea, 11 nay · Republicans 33 yea, 1 nay · 2 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Rocky De Witt Republican Yea
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Yea
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Yea
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Nay
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Nay
16 Claire Celsi Democrat Absent
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Nay
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Absent
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Nay
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Nay
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Yea
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Nay
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Nay
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
40 Art Staed Democrat Nay
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Nay
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Nay
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 76 to 16 · Democrats 20 yea, 10 nay · Republicans 56 yea, 6 nay · 8 not voting
How each representative voted (100)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Yea
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Wendy Larson Republican Yea
8 Ann Meyer Republican Yea
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Yea
11 Craig Williams Republican Absent
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Yea
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Absent
16 David Sieck Republican Yea
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
20 Josh Turek Democrat Yea
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Yea
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Yea
26 Austin Harris Republican Yea
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
28 David Young Republican Nay
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Yea
31 Mary Madison Democrat Nay
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Absent
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Absent
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Nay
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Yea
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Absent
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Yea
45 Brian Lohse Republican Yea
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Nay
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Nay
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Nay
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Yea
56 Mark Thompson Republican Yea
57 Pat Grassley Republican Yea
58 Charley Thomson Republican Yea
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Nay
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Yea
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Absent
63 Michael Bergan Republican Nay
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Nay
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Yea
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Yea
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Nay
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Yea
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
78 Angel Ramirez Democrat Nay
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Yea
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Yea
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Absent
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Nay
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Nay
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Yea
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Yea
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Nay
91 Judd Lawler Republican Yea
92 Heather Hora Republican Nay
93 Gary Mohr Republican Yea
94 Mike Vondran Republican Yea
95 Taylor Collins Republican Yea
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
97 Ken Croken Democrat Nay
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Absent
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 28 to 16 · Democrats 3 yea, 13 nay · Republicans 25 yea, 3 nay · 6 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Nay
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Absent
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Absent
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Nay
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Nay
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Nay
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Nay
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Nay
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Nay
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Absent
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Yea
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Nay
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Nay
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Nay
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
40 Art Staed Democrat Nay
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Absent
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Nay
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Nay
47 Scott Webster Republican Nay
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Absent
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Absent
Client Declaration Last updated
State Police Officers Council Against Mar 30, 2026
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Undecided Mar 20, 2025
City of Cedar Rapids Undecided Mar 20, 2025
Iowa County Attorneys Association Undecided Feb 19, 2025
Iowa County Engineers Association Undecided Mar 28, 2025
Iowa Dept. of Public Safety Undecided Mar 31, 2025
Iowa Insurance Institute Undecided Apr 3, 2026
Iowa Motor Truck Association Undecided Feb 20, 2025
Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum) Undecided Mar 20, 2025
Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association Undecided Mar 17, 2026
Linn County Board of Supervisors Undecided Mar 20, 2025
State Farm Insurance Undecided Apr 6, 2026
Urban County Coalition Undecided Mar 20, 2025
Date Time Type Description Location
Apr 1, 2025 8:30 AM Hearing House Transportation Subcommittee House Lounge
Mar 9, 2026 12:00 PM Hearing House Transportation Subcommittee House Lounge 2
Mar 11, 2026 12:00 PM Hearing House Transportation Subcommittee RM 304
Mar 18, 2026 9:00 AM Hearing House Transportation Committee RM 102