'I think this is the year': Iowa lawmakers push for bill banning cellphones while driving
Iowa lawmakers are trying again, after years of efforts, to pass a law banning the use of cellphones while driving. And they say it has new momentum.
Iowa House leaders say new urgency behind hands-free driving bill push
DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - An Iowa bill that requires drivers to put their phones down when they’re behind the wheel is advancing through the Senate. Senate lawmakers have passed similar bills before, but the House hasn’t.
Iowa Senate passes hands-free driving bill, waiting on House for agreement
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.
Will Iowa pass a hands-free driving bill? Lawmakers say ‘this could be the year’
Iowa Republican lawmakers say this could be the year they finally ban motorists' handheld use of cellphones behind the wheel.
Families urge Iowa lawmakers to finally pass hands-free driving law
Iowa could soon join 30 other states that have a hands-free driving law. The issue has come up for years in the session, but a bill has never been sent to the Governor’s desk. Iowa law currently bans drivers from texting when they’re behind the wheel.
Two Mt. Pleasant women urge Iowa lawmakers to ban handling cell phones while driving
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.
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Where's the snow? New Orleans to Houston, these southern cities have more snow than Iowa
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