# Iowa SF 22: 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. Iowa SF 22, 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., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Mark S. Lofgren (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Explanation of vote.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF22-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa SF 22 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-04-22, Explanation of vote. - Sponsor: Mark S. Lofgren (Republican) - Cosponsors: 16 - Subjects: judiciary - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (131 yes, 12 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Driving convictions threaten restricted work licenses: cost, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa may suspend a restricted work license after one conviction for breaking state or city driving laws. After two or more such convictions, the state must revoke the license. Parking violations do not count. After revocation, a new license or instruction permit is barred un… - Young drivers face license suspension: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa may suspend an instruction permit, intermediate license, or full license for breaking specified young-driver restrictions. The violation must occur while the driver holds an instruction permit or intermediate license. The covered restrictions are in Iowa Code section 32… - Statewide rules define drivers’ device limits: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa defines electronic-device use as holding, viewing, or handling a covered device. Built-in vehicle devices are excluded; the navigation-system exclusion requires entering the destination before the vehicle moves. Hands-free mode allows voice commands or single-touch acti… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mark S. Lofgren (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kevin Alons (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Doug Campbell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dawn Driscoll (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lynn Evans (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jesse Green (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dennis Guth (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Klimesh (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Carrie Koelker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tim Kraayenbrink (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Reichman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David D. Rowley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ken Rozenboom (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sandy Salmon (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Shipley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Annette Sweeney (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Webster (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-26 | House | Passed House | pass | 84 | 11 | | | 2025-03-18 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 47 | 1 | | ## Actions (20) - 2025-04-22: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-04-02: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-03-26: Passed House, yeas 84, nays 11. (House) - 2025-03-26: Substituted for HF 827. (House) - 2025-03-18: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (House) - 2025-03-18: Read first time, passed on file. (House) - 2025-03-18: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-03-18: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 1. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Amendment S-3027 filed, lost. (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Placed on calendar. (legislature) - 2025-02-12: Committee report, recommending passage. (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2025-01-18: Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2025 2:30PM Room 315. (legislature) - 2025-01-17: Subcommittee reassigned: Lofgren, Petersen, and Webster. (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Subcommittee: Webster, Lofgren, and Petersen. (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Introduced, referred to Judiciary. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF22.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF22.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) Effective date: 10/02/20… (signed) - SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions… (signed) - HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduc… (signed) - SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly SSB 3162.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Formerly SF 2317, SSB 3121.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program. (Formerly SF 2176.) Vetoed 6-2-26. (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF22.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF22.pdf) ## Related - [HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2801-2025-2026) - [SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2472-2025-2026) - [HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ball…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2601-2025-2026) - [SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2399-2025-2026) - [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Former…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2471-2025-2026) - [SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or conc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2299-2025-2026) - [Iowa bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa/bills) - [Iowa state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF22-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).