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+type: "Bill"
+title: "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. Effective date: 07/01/2025."
+description: "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. Effective date: 07/01/2025."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "SF 22"
+citation: "Iowa SF 22 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["cellular phones", "driving", "electronics", "motor vehicles", "ordinances", "telecommunications", "telephone services"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["ALONS", "CAMPBELL", "DRISCOLL", "EVANS", "GREEN", "GUTH", "KLIMESH", "KOELKER", "KRAAYENBRINK", "LOFGREN", "REICHMAN", "ROWLEY", "ROZENBOOM", "SALMON", "SHIPLEY", "SWEENEY", "WEBSTER"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2025-01-14"
+last_action: "2025-04-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3379c77d-ecde-402d-b893-a6bc2c3ba082"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 22&ga=91"
+source_hash: "924e53c581c37f599c8f45dedf75415478a53ae3dfb7320fc47fc5089fd70715"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
+---
+
+# Iowa SF 22 (2025-2026) — 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. Effective date: 07/01/2025.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF22.html)
+2. **Amendment S-3027** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3027.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF22.html)
+4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF22_GovLetter.pdf)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF22.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **47–1** (pass) · upper
+- Shall amendment S-3027 be adopted? — **13–35** (fail) · upper
+- Shall the bill pass? — **84–11** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- ALONS — primary (person)
+- CAMPBELL — primary (person)
+- DRISCOLL — primary (person)
+- EVANS — primary (person)
+- GREEN — primary (person)
+- GUTH — primary (person)
+- KLIMESH — primary (person)
+- KOELKER — primary (person)
+- KRAAYENBRINK — primary (person)
+- LOFGREN — primary (person)
+- REICHMAN — primary (person)
+- ROWLEY — primary (person)
+- ROZENBOOM — primary (person)
+- SALMON — primary (person)
+- SHIPLEY — primary (person)
+- SWEENEY — primary (person)
+- WEBSTER — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-14** Introduced, referred to Judiciary. `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-16** Subcommittee: Webster, Lofgren, and Petersen.
+- **2025-01-17** Subcommittee reassigned: Lofgren, Petersen, and Webster.
+- **2025-01-18** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2025 2:30PM Room 315.
+- **2025-01-22** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-02-12** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2025-02-12** Placed on calendar.
+- **2025-03-18** Amendment S-3027 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-03-18** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 1. `passage`
+- **2025-03-18** Immediate message.
+- **2025-03-18** Message from Senate.
+- **2025-03-18** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
+- **2025-03-18** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2025-03-26** Substituted for HF 827.
+- **2025-03-26** Passed House, yeas 84, nays 11. `passage`
+- **2025-04-22** Explanation of vote.
+- **2025-03-26** Immediate message.
+- **2025-03-27** Message from House.
+- **2025-03-31** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
+- **2025-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3379c77d-ecde-402d-b893-a6bc2c3ba082`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+