Bill Text: IA HF60 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

Iowa House Bill 60 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the use of electronic communication devices to write, send, or read text messages while driving as a primary offense.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-10 - Withdrawn. H.J. 960. [HF60 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HF60-Introduced.html

House File 60 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  HANSON, STAED, KACENA,
                                     NIELSEN, ANDERSON,
                                     OLDSON, McKEAN, HALL,
                                     GASKILL, and
                                     BROWN=POWERS

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the use of electronic communication devices
  2    to write, send, or read text messages while driving as a
  3    primary offense.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321.276, subsection 5, Code 2017, is
  1  2 amended by striking the subsection.
  1  3                           EXPLANATION
  1  4 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1  5 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1  6    This bill eliminates the provision that prohibits a peace
  1  7 officer from stopping or detaining a person solely for a
  1  8 violation of Code section 321.276, which relates to texting
  1  9 while driving.
  1 10    The scheduled fine for a violation of Code section 321.276
  1 11 remains $30. Under current law, the offense is not a moving
  1 12 violation, and therefore cannot be considered for purposes
  1 13 of administrative suspension of a driver's license or for
  1 14 establishing habitual offender status. However, if the
  1 15 violation causes a serious injury, a court could impose an
  1 16 additional fine of $500 or suspend the person's driver's
  1 17 license for not more than 90 days, or both. If the violation
  1 18 causes a death, a court could impose an additional fine of
  1 19 $1,000 or suspend the person's driver's license for not more
  1 20 than 180 days, or both.
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