88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SF 2028: Relating to a prohibition against smoking in a motor vehicle with a child present and providing penalties
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to smoking in a motor vehicle with a child present. The bill prohibits a person from smoking in a motor vehicle if a person under years of age is present in the motor vehicle. A violation of the bill shall not be considered a moving violation. A person convicted of a violation of the bill is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation, and the scheduled fine is $75. The bill requires the department of transportation and the department of public safety to establish educational programs to foster compliance with the requirements of the bill.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 22, 2020
- Sen. Michael Breitbach (R)
- Sen. J. Smith
- Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 1 for, 1 against
For: CAFE Iowa Citizen's Action Network (Clean Air for Everyone)
Against: Families United Action Network (FUAN)
In plain words
- January 16, 2020Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
- January 22, 2020Senate subcommittee named: Breitbach, J. Smith and Zumbach
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/SF2028