Statewide Iowa (RI) — A bill moving through the Iowa legislature would allow motorcycles assembled by individuals, rather than by recognized manufacturers, to legally operate on Iowa roads.
The bill passed the House unanimously last week in less than a minute, and a Senate subcommittee hearing this afternoon on the measure lasted less than three minutes.
Susan Fenton, the legislative liaison for the Iowa Department of Transportation, says the agency’s not opposing the bill, but she says it would let rebuilt off-road motorcycles on the highways.
Senator Liz Bennett, a Democrat from Cedar Rapids, says she’s willing to learn a little bit more about the bill but is reluctant to vote for it at this point.
Republican Senator Mark Lofgren is willing to advance the bill.
Lofgren, who’s from Muscatine, had to join the hearing by telephone. The blizzard had delayed his trip to the Capitol in Des Moines.
A few legislative meetings are still happening today, but the House and Senate canceled their bill debates after some legislators were unable to reach the statehouse.
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