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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 2141: Relating to the use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while driving, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable

Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

276 prohibits the use of hand-held electronic communication devices to write, send, or view electronic messages while driving a motor vehicle.276 to prohibit any use of an electronic device while driving. The bill defines the terms “electronic device” and “voice-activated or hands-free mode”. The bill allows the use of an electronic device if the vehicle is at a complete stop off the traveled portion of the roadway, or as far away from the center of the roadway as is practicable if the vehicle cannot be entirely removed.

Sponsors

Transportation (successor To Sf 46) committee

Cost

Less revenue: up to $72,000

House File 2129 is estimated to reduce State General Fund revenue by $47,000 in FY 2023, and increase revenue by $158,000 beginning in FY 2024. The fiscal impact on other funding sources and the counties is shown in Table 2.

Lobbying · 26 for, 1 against

For: Alliance For Automotive Innovation; Allied Insurance; American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA); Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa; Des Moines Area Regional Transit; Des Moines Water Works; General Motors LLC; IBEW Iowa State Conference; Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa; Iowa Bicycle Coalition; Iowa Dept. of Public Safety; Iowa Dept. of Transportation; and 14 more

Against: ABATE of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 31, 2022Filed in the Senate
  2. January 31, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  3. February 3, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. March 24, 2022Sent to the Senate Transportation committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF2141