Amendment S-5111 to HF 2628
Relating to the driving privileges of persons under the age of eighteen who were previously issued a special minor’s restricted license that was subsequently suspended, and including applicability provisions
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Filed March 19, 2026 in the Senate by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment adds a rule that a teenager's lack of driving experience cannot be used to decide if they were at fault in an accident. It also changes the date the law takes effect to March 1, 2027, or whenever the Department of Transportation's new records system is ready.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: “Section
- Section 321.194, subsection 7, paragraph a, subparagraph (1), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: (1) Upon receiving satisfactory evidence that the licensee violated the restrictions of the license or was at fault in an accident or collision. For purposes of this subparagraph, a licensee’s inexperience as a driver shall not be considered when determining whether the licensee is at fault in an accident or collision.”
- Page 1, by striking lines 14 through 21 and inserting: “Sec. ___. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies on and after March 1, 2027, or the date the department of transportation submits to the Iowa administrative code editor for publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin a statement by the director of transportation that the applicable phase of the department of transportation’s new records system is implemented, whichever is earlier. The department shall also forward a copy of the statement to the Iowa Code editor.”
- Title page, by striking lines 1 through 3 and inserting “An Act relating to special minor’s restricted driver’s license suspensions, including factors considered for suspension and driving privileges following suspension, and”
- By renumbering as necessary.