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Relating to the manner in which motor vehicles turn at intersections, and making penalties applicable
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 1, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 8, 2023
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the manner in which motor vehicles turn at intersections.320).311). The bill requires the driver to also keep the vehicle as close as practicable to the center line. If the left turn is from a two-way street into a one-way street, the bill requires the driver, after entering the intersection, to depart from the intersection as close as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the street being entered. If the left turn is from a one-way street into a two-way street, the bill requires the driver to make the turn as close as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the street and, after entering the intersection, to depart from the intersection as close as practicable to the center line of the street being entered.
Read the full explanation
The bill requires a driver making a turn at an intersection from a laned highway into another laned highway to maintain and complete the turn by approaching, entering, and departing the intersection in the same corresponding lane. A “laned highway” is a highway the roadway of which is divided into three or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic.311 is punishable by a scheduled fine of $135.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named February 8, 2023. Meeting: Wednesday, February 22 · 12:15 PM · RM 304 (Cancelled).
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§321.311
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- HF 233 Relating to the manner in which motor vehicles turn at intersections, and making penalties…91st General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passageNearly identical
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