HF 251: Relating to requirements for and restrictions on special minor’s driver’s licenses, and making penalties applicable

What it does

between the licensee’s residence, schools of enrollment, bus stops, and sites, facilities, or schools designated by the licensee’s district or school of enrollment for the accommodation of the school’s extracurricular activities, with certain limitations. Additionally, if the licensee resides on a farm or is employed for compensation on a farm in this state, the licensee is authorized to operate a motor vehicle for the purpose of assisting the licensee’s parents, guardians, or employers with farm work or in connection with any farm job, employment, or other farm-related work, including traveling to or from the location of the farm work, provided the licensee operates the vehicle over the most direct and accessible route between the point of origin and the destination and the driving distance between the point of origin and the destination is no more than miles.

House subcommittee · named January 20, 2023

• Rep. Joel Fry (R)
• Rep. Ray Sorensen (R) · ray.sorensen@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Sharon Sue Steckman (D)

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; Iowa Hotel & Lodging Association; Iowa Restaurant Association

In plain words

1. January 20, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee · as HSB 58
2. January 20, 2023House subcommittee named: Fry, Sorensen and Steckman · as HSB 58
3. January 31, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as HSB 58
4. February 7, 2023Approved by the House committee · as HSB 58
5. February 9, 2023Filed in the House
6. February 9, 2023Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 251 · as HSB 58