republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2017-2018/sf-444.md

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Bill	A bill for an act relating to public safety on highways, including the use of electronic communication devices while driving where such use results in death and the establishment of a statewide sobriety and drug monitoring program, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1101.) Effective 7-1-17.	A bill for an act relating to public safety on highways, including the use of electronic communication devices while driving where such use results in death and the establishment of a statewide sobriety and drug monitoring program, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1101.) Effective 7-1-17.	us/states/ia	Iowa General Assembly	2017-2018	SF 444	Iowa SF 444 (2017-2018)	bill	computers and software driving highways homicide intoxication motor vehicles operating while intoxicated telecommunications telephone services vehicles wireless communications	enacted		4	24	3	2017-03-06	2017-04-17	openstates	ocd-bill/6468bb7f-3596-45b7-babc-126e0014d781	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 444&ga=87	958bb396339adae1dab94436817e9013aec3156c9cec3532a5f8ba4fc2f61386	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ia

Iowa SF 444 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to public safety on highways, including the use of electronic communication devices while driving where such use results in death and the establishment of a statewide sobriety and drug monitoring program, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1101.) 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-1300 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment S-3295 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Shall the bill pass? — 90–3 (pass) · lower
• Shall the bill pass? — 48–0 (pass) · upper
• Shall the bill pass? — 49–0 (pass) · upper

Timeline

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

• 2017-03-06 Introduced, placed on calendar. introduction
• 2017-03-06 Committee report, approving bill.
• 2017-03-08 Fiscal note.
• 2017-03-09 Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays 0. passage
• 2017-03-13 Explanation of vote.
• 2017-03-09 Immediate message.
• 2017-03-09 Message from Senate.
• 2017-03-09 Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. reading-1
• 2017-03-14 Subcommittee: Nunn, Gaskill and Vander Linden.
• 2017-03-30 Committee report, recommending passage. committee-passage
• 2017-04-04 Amendment H-1300 filed. amendment-introduction
• 2017-04-06 Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
• 2017-04-06 Amendment H-1300 adopted. amendment-passage
• 2017-04-06 Passed House, ayes 90, nays 3. passage
• 2017-04-06 Explanation of vote.
• 2017-04-06 Immediate message.
• 2017-04-07 Message from House, with amendment S-3295.
• 2017-04-12 Senate concurred with S-3295.
• 2017-04-12 Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays none. passage
• 2017-04-12 Immediate message.
• 2017-04-13 Message from Senate.
• 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/6468bb7f-3596-45b7-babc-126e0014d781. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).