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SF 547 Iowa Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while driving, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2023 Last action May 4, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2023

How they voted

45–3
Passed
Total votes 48
Mar 22, 2023
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
29 Yea 3 Nay
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
3
May 4, 2023
Committee
Rereferred to Transportation.
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Introduced
Amendment H-1200 filed.
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Introduced
Amendment H-1196 filed.
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Introduced
Amendment H-1181 filed.
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
legislature
Mar 27, 2023
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/28/2023 12:15PM House Lounge.
legislature
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Best, Meggers and Meyer, B.
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 3.
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.