republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2017-2018/sf-234.md

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Bill	A bill for an act relating to the use of electronic communication devices to write, send, or view electronic messages while driving as a primary offense, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 1002.) Effective 7-1-17.	A bill for an act relating to the use of electronic communication devices to write, send, or view electronic messages while driving as a primary offense, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 1002.) Effective 7-1-17.	us/states/ia	Iowa General Assembly	2017-2018	SF 234	Iowa SF 234 (2017-2018)	bill	driving motor vehicles telecommunications text messaging transportation vehicles	enacted		6	24	3	2017-02-13	2017-04-17	openstates	ocd-bill/3a4f1372-2c83-4575-8087-7c1970328767	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 234&ga=87	71cee25a38f8b67190448c6c86f088179dbbfc28ce9a2c04b0ca14c44444afed	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ia

Iowa SF 234 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the use of electronic communication devices to write, send, or view electronic messages while driving as a primary offense, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 1002.) Effective 7-1-17.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Amendment H-1315 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment H-1318 (committee substitute) — source
4. Amendment S-3222 (committee substitute) — source
5. Reprinted (committee substitute) — source
6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Shall the bill pass? — 90–6 (pass) · lower
• Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-1315? — 43–53 (fail) · lower
• Shall the bill pass? — 43–6 (pass) · upper

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2017-02-13 Introduced, placed on calendar. introduction
• 2017-02-13 Committee report, approving bill.
• 2017-02-15 Fiscal note.
• 2017-03-22 Amendment S-3222 filed, adopted. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage
• 2017-03-22 Passed Senate, ayes 43, nays 6. passage
• 2017-03-27 Explanation of vote.
• 2017-03-22 Immediate message.
• 2017-03-22 Message from Senate.
• 2017-03-23 Read first time, referred to Transportation. reading-1
• 2017-03-23 Subcommittee: Worthan, Bacon and Olson.
• 2017-03-29 Committee report, recommending passage. committee-passage
• 2017-04-06 Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
• 2017-04-06 Amendment H-1315 filed. amendment-introduction
• 2017-04-10 Amendment H-1318 filed, withdrawn. amendment-introduction
• 2017-04-10 Point of order raised on H-1315, ruled not germane.
• 2017-04-10 Motion to suspend rules to consider H-1315.
• 2017-04-10 Motion to suspend rules failed.
• 2017-04-10 Passed House, ayes 90, nays 6. passage
• 2017-04-11 Explanation of vote.
• 2017-04-10 Immediate message.
• 2017-04-11 Message from House.
• 2017-04-14 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker.
• 2017-04-14 Sent to Governor. executive-receipt
• 2017-04-17 Signed by Governor. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3a4f1372-2c83-4575-8087-7c1970328767. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).