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

SF 381: Regarding special minor’s driver’s licenses, and making penalties applicable

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 it does

to, among other locations, a site, facility, or school that is not the licensee’s school of enrollment for certain extracurricular activities if the site, facility, or school is within the licensee’s school district of enrollment or is within a school district contiguous to the licensee’s school district of enrollment. This bill instead allows the licensee to operate a motor vehicle during such hours to a site, facility, or school that is not the licensee’s school of enrollment for certain extracurricular activities provided the driving distance between the point of origin and the destination is no more than miles.

Sponsors

Transportation committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named March 20, 2023

  • Rep. Joshua Meggers (R) · joshua.meggers@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D) · sean.bagniewski@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Robert Henderson (R) · robert.henderson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 2 against

For: Iowa Grocery Industry Association; Iowa Hotel & Lodging Association; Iowa Restaurant Association

Against: Blank Childrens Hospital; Iowa Dept. of Transportation

In plain words

  1. February 22, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. February 22, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 14, 2023Passed the Senate, 35–12
  4. March 14, 2023Arrived in the House
  5. March 20, 2023House subcommittee named: Meggers, Bagniewski and Henderson
  6. March 21, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
  7. March 29, 2023Approved by the House committee

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SF381