Relating to additional penalties for certain violations against bicyclists causing serious injury or death committed by a person operating a motor vehicle

Sponsored by the House Public Safety (companion To Sf 16 By Lofgren) Committee

Topics:Crime & corrections Transportation

Same legislation: SF 16, HF 63, SF 2115

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 9, 2023
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 14, 2023
Done: House committeeFebruary 22, 2023
Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Senate committee
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Drivers who steer too close to people on bicycles could face harsher punishments if they cause a serious injury or death. If someone is seriously hurt, the driver may face a $500 fine or a driver's license suspension. If the incident causes a death, the driver could face a $1,000 fine or have their license suspended for up to 180 days.¹

Read the official explanation

281(1) prohibits a person operating a motor vehicle from steering the vehicle unreasonably close to or toward a person riding a bicycle on a highway, including the roadway or the shoulder adjacent to the roadway.281(1) is $325.482A sets forth additional penalties applicable when a person is convicted of operating a motor vehicle in violation of certain Code sections in Code chapter 321 (motor vehicles and law of the road) if such violation causes serious injury to or the death of another person. 482A. For a violation causing serious injury, the additional penalties include a fine of $500 or suspension of the violator’s driver’s license or operating privileges for not more than days, or both. For a violation causing death, the additional penalties include a fine of $1,000 or suspension of the violator’s driver’s license or operating privileges for not more than 180 days, or both.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§321.482A

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Lobbying

3 for · 0 against · 10 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

SF 70Cleared committee89th GA SF 2155Cleared committee89th GA HF 2368Cleared committee89th GA HF 2015Renumbered89th GA

90th General Assembly

SF 16RenumberedSenate companion HF 63RenumberedHouse companion HF 422Cleared committeefrom HF 63 SF 2115Cleared committeefrom SF 16

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.

HF 2368 Relating to additional penalties for certain violations against bicyclists causing serious…
89th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
Cleared committee
SF 2155 Relating to additional penalties for certain violations against bicyclists causing serious…
89th General Assembly · In committee · same title
Cleared committee
SF 70 Relating to additional penalties for certain violations against bicyclists causing serious…
89th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · same title
Cleared committee
HF 2015 Relating to additional penalties for certain violations against bicyclists causing serious…
89th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 2368 · nearly identical
Cleared committee
HF 2446 Relating to additional penalties for certain violations against bicyclists causing serious…
88th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
Cleared committee
HF 2189 Relating to additional penalties for certain violations against bicyclists causing serious…
88th General Assembly · Approved by committee · nearly identical
Cleared committee

Matched by wording or an identical title.