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type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to texting or using a mobile telephone while operating a commercial motor vehicle, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 535.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to texting or using a mobile telephone while operating a commercial motor vehicle, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 535.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2196"
citation: "Iowa HF 2196 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["commercial vehicles", "driving", "motor carriers", "motor vehicles", "telecommunications", "telephone services", "text messaging", "transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-01"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7465438-3350-4de8-97be-96c2b53651cd"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2196&ga=87"
source_hash: "b1dc19658e1a907c86c64269b22cbd2be8215f5464c1b4bd7b579f0228b78cfe"
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 HF 2196 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to texting or using a mobile telephone while operating a commercial motor vehicle, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 535.) Effective 7-1-18.
## 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/87/attachments/HF2196.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2196.html)
## Votes
- Shall the bill pass? — **480** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **980** (pass) · lower
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-21** Passed House, ayes 98, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-02-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-02-21** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-21** Message from House.
- **2018-02-21** Read first time and attached to companion SF 2162. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-14** Substituted for SF 2162.
- **2018-03-14** Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-14** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-15** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-21** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2018-03-21** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-21** 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/a7465438-3350-4de8-97be-96c2b53651cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).