SF 16: Relating to additional penalties for certain violations against bicyclists causing serious injury or death committed by a person operating a motor vehicle

What it does

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.

Senate subcommittee · named January 10, 2024

• Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R) · mark.lofgren@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Eric Giddens (D)
• Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Bicycle Coalition; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa State Bar Association

In plain words

1. January 9, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
2. January 10, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Lofgren, Giddens and Koelker
3. January 11, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 2, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
5. June 5, 2023Sent to the Senate Transportation committee
6. January 10, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Lofgren, Giddens and Klimesh
7. January 11, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
8. January 25, 2024Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2115