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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 2309: Relating to drivers who fail to stop at stop signs in school zones, and providing penalties

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

Current law prohibits the driver of a vehicle from disobeying the instructions of any official traffic-control device placed in accordance with the provisions of Code chapter 321, unless the driver is otherwise directed by a peace officer, with limited exceptions granted to the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle. Official traffic-control devices include all signs, signals, markings, and devices not inconsistent with Code chapter 321 placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.

Sponsors

Transportation committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 13, 2024Filed in the Senate
  2. February 13, 2024Approved by the Senate committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SF2309