Bill Text: IA HSB86 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the driving privileges of persons holding a special minor's driver's license, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-01 - Tabled until future meeting. Vote Total: 3-0. [HSB86 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HSB86-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
86
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
BEST)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
driving
privileges
of
persons
holding
1
a
special
minor’s
driver’s
license,
and
making
penalties
2
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.194,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
2
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(04)
(a)
A
licensee
carrying
proof
3
of
authorization
as
provided
in
subparagraph
division
(b)
4
may
operate
a
motor
vehicle
during
the
hours
of
5:00
a.m.
to
5
10:00
p.m.
over
the
most
direct
and
accessible
route
between
6
the
licensee’s
residence
and
the
residence
of
any
grandparent
7
of
the
licensee,
provided
the
driving
distance
between
the
8
licensee’s
residence
and
the
destination
is
no
more
than
fifty
9
miles.
10
(b)
The
school
board,
superintendent,
or
principal
of
the
11
licensee’s
school
may
authorize
the
licensee
to
operate
a
motor
12
vehicle
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph.
If
such
authorization
13
is
granted,
the
school
board,
superintendent,
or
principal,
as
14
applicable,
shall
provide
the
licensee
proof
of
authorization
15
on
a
form
prescribed
by
the
department.
16
Sec.
2.
Section
321.194,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
17
subparagraph
(4),
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
(4)
To
a
service
station
for
the
purpose
of
refueling,
so
19
long
as
the
service
station
is
the
station
closest
to
the
route
20
on
which
the
licensee
is
traveling
under
subparagraph
(1),
(2),
21
or
(3)
this
paragraph
.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
Under
current
law,
a
person
issued
a
special
minor’s
26
driver’s
license
is
generally
allowed
to
operate
a
motor
27
vehicle
during
the
hours
of
5:00
a.m.
to
10:00
p.m.
between,
28
among
other
locations,
the
licensee’s
residence,
school
of
29
enrollment,
bus
stops,
certain
other
sites,
facilities,
or
30
schools
for
certain
extracurricular
activities,
locations
for
31
farm
work,
and
fuel
stations.
32
This
bill
authorizes
a
licensee
to
operate
a
motor
vehicle
33
during
the
hours
of
5:00
a.m.
to
10:00
p.m.
over
the
most
34
direct
and
accessible
route
between
the
licensee’s
residence
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and
the
residence
of
any
grandparent
of
the
licensee,
provided
1
the
licensee
is
authorized
to
do
so
by
the
licensee’s
school
2
board,
superintendent,
or
principal,
the
licensee
carries
proof
3
of
such
authorization
in
the
vehicle,
and
the
driving
distance
4
between
the
licensee’s
residence
and
the
destination
is
no
more
5
than
50
miles.
6
If
the
school
board,
superintendent,
or
principal
authorizes
7
the
licensee
in
accordance
with
the
bill,
the
school
board,
8
superintendent,
or
principal,
as
applicable,
is
required
to
9
provide
the
licensee
with
proof
of
authorization
on
a
form
10
prescribed
by
the
department
of
transportation.
11
A
violation
of
Code
section
321.194
is
punishable
by
a
12
scheduled
fine
of
$70.
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