In a 3-0 vote, Iowa senators advanced a hands-free driving bill through subcommittee today. Senate File 22 would make it illegal to touch or hold electronic devices while driving.

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'We can't have more kids die': Hands-free driving bill advances through Iowa Senate subcommittee

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Judi Collora and Berta Pearson both lost loved ones due to distracted drivers. They're urging lawmakers to pass a hands-free bill.

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Families urge Iowa lawmakers to finally pass hands-free driving law

(Des Moines) Advocates and senators at a Statehouse meeting Wednesday said they were hopeful that 2025 will be the year the Legislature can finally pass a hands-free cellphone bill for drivers. Senate File 22 passed unanimously out of subcommittee Wednesday. It’s the latest attempt by Iowa lawmakers to establish fines for drivers handling cellphones when they’re behind the wheel except in hands-free or voice-activated modes. Versions of the bill…

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Senate panel passes latest attempt to ban hand-held phones for drivers

A bill to make it illegal to be handling or scrolling on a cell phone while driving has cleared a Senate subcommittee and two women from Mount Pleasant were at the subcommittee’s hearing to urge lawmakers to act. In 2023, Judi Collora’s 30-year-old daughter Kristi was hit at an intersection in Mount Pleasant by a […]

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Advocates and senators at a Statehouse meeting Wednesday said they were hopeful that 2025 will be the year the Legislature can finally pass a hands-free cellphone bill for drivers.

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(Radio Iowa) – A bill to make it illegal to be handling or scrolling on a cell phone while driving has cleared a Senate subcommittee — and two women from Mount Pleasant were at the subcommittee’s hearing yesterday (Wednesday) to urge lawmakers to act. In 2023, Judi Collara’s 30-year-old daughter Kristi was hit at an intersection in Mount Pleasant by a texting driver who didn’t see the light was red. “Driving’s a privilege and to choose to text i…

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First 2025 hearing of ban on handling a cell phone while driving

Iowa lawmakers are trying again to pass legislation to outlaw using hand-held phones or other devices behind the wheel. (Photo via Getty Images)Advocates and senators at a Statehouse meeting Wednesday said they were hopeful that 2025 will be the year the Legislature can finally pass a hands-free cellphone bill for drivers. Senate File 22 passed unanimously out of subcommittee Wednesday. It’s the latest attempt by Iowa lawmakers to establish fine…

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The Iowa Senate once again moved forward with a hands-free driving bill.Its something Iowa lawmakers have been trying to get to Gov. Reynolds desk for years.

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Iowa Senate passes hands-free driving bill, waiting on House for agreement

By Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch Advocates and senators at a Statehouse meeting Wednesday said they were hopeful that 2025 will be the year the Legislature can finally pass a hands-free cellphone bill for drivers. Senate File 22 passed unanimously out of subcommittee Wednesday. It’s the latest attempt by Iowa lawmakers to establish fines for drivers handling cellphones when they’re behind the wheel except in hands-free or voice-activated m…

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Iowa Senate panel passes latest attempt to ban handheld phones for drivers

A Delaware County farmer is starting his third term in the Iowa Senate. Republican Senator Dan Zumbach of Ryan was sworn in last week after he won re-election last November.  Zumbach says his roles and responsibilities have changed a little this year. https://kmch.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2025/01/Zumbach-Third-1.mp3 He’s expecting to stay busy on the Transportation Committee, with thirteen bills already coming across his desk the first we…

'We can't have more kids die': Hands-free driving bill advances through Iowa Senate subcommittee

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