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

SF 97: Relating to requirements for and restrictions on special minor’s driver’s licenses, and making penalties applicable

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

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. 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.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 24, 2023

  • Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against

Against: Blank Childrens Hospital

In plain words

  1. January 19, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
  2. January 24, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Zumbach, Bisignano and Shipley
  3. January 30, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes

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/SF97