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A bill for an act relating to intelligent speed assistance devices on motor vehicles, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.

A bill for an act relating to intelligent speed assistance devices on motor vehicles, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
LOFGREN
Last action
2026-02-18
Official status
Subcommittee: Lofgren, Townsend, and Zumbach. S.J. 315 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to intelligent speed assistance devices on motor vehicles, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.

A bill for an act relating to intelligent speed assistance devices on motor vehicles, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to intelligent speed assistance devices on motor vehicles, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-18 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Lofgren, Townsend, and Zumbach. S.J. 315 .

  2. 2026-02-17 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Transportation. S.J. 302 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to intelligent speed assistance devices on motor vehicles, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.

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Senate

File

2355

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2355

BY

LOFGREN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

intelligent

speed

assistance

devices

on

1

motor

vehicles,

making

penalties

applicable,

and

including

2

effective

date

provisions.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

321.177,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

10.

To

any

person

whose

driver’s

license

3

was

revoked

under

section

321.209,

subsection

1,

paragraph

“h”

4

or

“i”

,

or

section

321.209,

subsection

2,

who

has

not

complied

5

with

section

321.215,

subsection

1A.

6

Sec.

2.

Section

321.209,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

7

follows:

8

321.209

Mandatory

revocation.

9

1.

The

department,

upon

thirty

days’

notice

and

without

10

preliminary

hearing,

shall

revoke

the

license

or

operating

11

privilege

of

an

operator

upon

receiving

a

record

of

the

12

operator’s

conviction

for

any

of

the

following

offenses,

when

13

such

conviction

has

become

final:

14

1.

a.

Manslaughter

resulting

from

the

operation

of

a

motor

15

vehicle.

16

2.

b.

A

felony

if

during

the

commission

of

the

felony

a

17

motor

vehicle

is

used.

18

3.

c.

Failure

to

stop

and

render

aid

as

required

under

the

19

laws

of

this

state

or

to

otherwise

comply

with

section

321.261

20

in

the

event

of

a

motor

vehicle

accident

resulting

in

the

death

21

or

personal

injury

of

another.

22

4.

d.

Perjury

or

the

making

of

a

false

affidavit

or

23

statement

under

oath

to

the

department

under

this

chapter

or

24

under

any

other

law

relating

to

the

ownership

or

operation

of

25

motor

vehicles.

26

5.

e.

Conviction,

or

forfeiture

of

bail

not

vacated,

upon

27

two

charges

A

second

or

subsequent

charge

of

reckless

driving.

28

6.

f.

Conviction

of

drag

Drag

racing.

29

7.

g.

Eluding

or

attempting

to

elude

a

law

enforcement

30

vehicle

as

provided

in

section

321.279

.

31

h.

Exceeding

a

speed

limit

with

a

detected

speed

of

ten

32

miles

per

hour

or

more

in

excess

of

the

speed

limit

if

the

speed

33

limit

was

forty

miles

per

hour

or

lower,

if

not

revoked

under

34

subsection

2.

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i.

Exceeding

a

speed

limit

with

a

detected

speed

of

twenty

1

miles

per

hour

or

more

in

excess

of

the

speed

limit

if

the

speed

2

limit

was

higher

than

forty

miles

per

hour,

if

not

revoked

3

under

subsection

2.

4

2.

Upon

certification,

subject

to

penalty

for

perjury,

by

a

5

peace

officer

who

issues

a

citation

for

exceeding

a

speed

limit

6

to

a

person

who

operated

a

motor

vehicle

with

a

detected

speed

7

described

in

subsection

1,

paragraph

“h”

or

“i”

,

the

department

8

shall

revoke

the

person’s

driver’s

license.

9

a.

The

peace

officer

who

detected

the

excessive

speed

10

may,

on

behalf

of

the

department,

serve

immediate

notice

of

11

intention

to

revoke

and

of

revocation

on

the

person.

If

the

12

peace

officer

serves

immediate

notice,

the

peace

officer

shall

13

take

the

Iowa

driver’s

license

of

the

person,

if

any,

and

issue

14

a

temporary

license

effective

for

ten

days.

The

peace

officer

15

shall

immediately

send

the

person’s

license

to

the

department

16

along

with

the

officer’s

certificate

indicating

the

person’s

17

detected

excessive

speed.

18

b.

A

person

whose

driver’s

license

is

revoked

under

this

19

subsection

may

appeal

the

revocation

in

the

manner

provided

to

20

a

person

suspected

of

violating

section

321J.2

as

provided

in

21

section

321J.13.

22

c.

The

department

shall

adopt

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

23

to

administer

this

subsection.

24

Sec.

3.

Section

321.212,

subsection

1,

paragraphs

b

and

c,

25

Code

2026,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

26

b.

The

department

shall

not

revoke

a

license

under

the

27

provisions

of

section

321.209,

subsection

5

1,

paragraph

28

“e”

,

for

more

than

thirty

days

nor

less

than

five

days

as

29

recommended

by

the

trial

court.

30

c.

The

department

shall

revoke

a

license

for

six

months

31

for

a

first

offense

under

the

provisions

of

section

321.209,

32

subsection

6

1,

paragraph

“f”

,

where

the

violation

charged

did

33

not

result

in

a

personal

injury

or

damage

to

property.

34

Sec.

4.

Section

321.215,

subsection

1,

paragraph

b,

Code

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2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

1

b.

However,

a

temporary

restricted

license

shall

not

2

be

issued

to

a

person

whose

license

is

revoked

pursuant

to

3

a

court

order

issued

under

section

321.209,

subsections

1

4

through

5

subsection

1,

paragraphs

“a”

through

“d”

;

to

a

5

juvenile

whose

license

has

been

suspended

or

revoked

pursuant

6

to

a

dispositional

order

under

section

232.52,

subsection

7

2

,

paragraph

“a”

,

for

a

violation

of

chapter

124

or

453B

or

8

section

126.3

;

to

a

juvenile

whose

license

has

been

suspended

9

under

section

321.213B

;

or

to

a

person

whose

license

has

been

10

suspended

pursuant

to

a

court

order

under

section

714.7D

.

A

11

temporary

restricted

license

may

be

issued

to

a

person

whose

12

license

is

revoked

under

section

321.209,

subsection

6

1,

13

paragraph

“f”

,

only

if

the

person

has

no

previous

drag

racing

14

convictions.

A

person

holding

a

temporary

restricted

license

15

issued

by

the

department

under

this

section

shall

not

operate

16

a

motor

vehicle

for

pleasure.

17

Sec.

5.

Section

321.215,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

18

following

new

subsection:

19

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

1A.

The

department

shall

not

issue

a

20

temporary

restricted

license

to

a

person

whose

driver’s

license

21

was

revoked

under

section

321.209,

subsection

1,

paragraph

“h”

22

or

“i”

,

or

section

321.209,

subsection

2,

unless

the

person

23

certifies

that

the

person’s

vehicle

has

an

intelligent

speed

24

assistance

device

installed

in

accordance

with

section

321.286.

25

A

temporary

restricted

license

issued

to

a

person

under

this

26

subsection

is

valid

for

one

year.

27

Sec.

6.

Section

321.215,

subsection

2,

unnumbered

paragraph

28

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

29

Upon

conviction

and

the

suspension

or

revocation

of

a

30

person’s

noncommercial

driver’s

license

under

section

321.209,

31

subsection

5,

6,

or

7

1,

paragraph

“e”

,

“f”

,

or

“g”

,

or

section

32

321.210

,

321.210A

,

or

321.513

;

or

upon

the

denial

of

issuance

33

of

a

noncommercial

driver’s

license

under

section

321.560

,

34

based

solely

on

offenses

enumerated

in

section

321.555,

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subsection

1

,

paragraph

“c”

,

or

section

321.555,

subsection

1

2

;

or

upon

suspension

or

revocation

of

a

juvenile’s

driver’s

2

license

pursuant

to

a

dispositional

order

under

section

232.52,

3

subsection

2

,

paragraph

“a”

,

for

a

violation

of

chapter

124

4

or

453B

,

or

section

126.3

;

or

upon

suspension

of

a

driver’s

5

license

pursuant

to

a

court

order

under

section

714.7D

,

the

6

person

may

apply

to

the

department

for

a

temporary

restricted

7

license

to

operate

a

motor

vehicle

for

the

limited

purpose

or

8

purposes

specified

in

subsection

1

.

The

application

may

be

9

granted

only

if

all

of

the

following

criteria

are

satisfied:

10

Sec.

7.

NEW

SECTION

.

321.286

Intelligent

speed

assistance

11

device.

12

1.

a.

A

person

who

is

required

to

have

an

intelligent

speed

13

assistance

device

installed

on

a

motor

vehicle

as

a

condition

14

for

operating

a

motor

vehicle

under

a

temporary

restricted

15

license

issued

pursuant

to

section

321.215,

subsection

16

1A,

shall

not

operate

a

motor

vehicle

without

an

approved

17

intelligent

speed

assistance

device

installed.

18

b.

A

person

shall

not

tamper

with,

circumvent,

or

remove

an

19

intelligent

speed

assistance

device,

unless

authorized

by

the

20

department.

21

c.

The

department

shall

cancel

the

temporary

restricted

22

license

of

a

person

who

operates

a

motor

vehicle

in

violation

23

of

paragraph

“a”

or

“b”

.

24

2.

a.

The

commissioner

of

public

safety

shall

adopt

rules

25

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

to

approve

certain

intelligent

speed

26

assistance

devices,

the

means

of

installation

of

the

devices,

27

and

a

process

for

persons

deemed

to

have

limited

resources

to

28

be

eligible

for

a

discount

on

intelligent

speed

assistance

29

device

fees,

and

shall

establish

the

speed

beyond

which

an

30

intelligent

speed

assistance

device

will

not

allow

operation

of

31

the

motor

vehicle

in

which

it

is

installed.

The

commissioner

32

may

adjust

intelligent

speed

assistance

device

requirements

33

based

on

findings

and

emerging

best

practices

in

intelligent

34

speed

assistance

device

technology.

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b.

The

commissioner

of

public

safety

shall

not

approve

an

1

intelligent

speed

assistance

device

if

the

device

collects

2

unnecessary

data

not

related

to

the

device’s

proper

function,

3

as

determined

by

the

commissioner,

or

if

the

device

vendor

does

4

not

minimize

storage

of

sensitive

or

location

data

or

implement

5

sufficient

security

protections.

6

c.

Data

related

to

the

use

of

an

intelligent

speed

7

assistance

device

may

be

shared

with

the

department

or

a

court.

8

Data

collected

by

an

intelligent

speed

assistance

device

shall

9

not

be

sold,

licensed,

or

used

for

commercial

purposes.

Data

10

related

to

the

use

of

an

intelligent

speed

assistance

device

11

shall

not

otherwise

be

shared

except

under

any

of

the

following

12

circumstances:

13

(1)

When

required

by

a

court

order.

14

(2)

In

accordance

with

another

law.

15

(3)

If

the

data

is

not

personalized

and

is

aggregated

for

16

research

or

evaluation

purposes.

17

3.

A

motor

vehicle

manufacturer,

importer,

or

dealer

is

not

18

liable

for

any

loss,

injury,

or

damages

caused

by

the

design,

19

manufacture,

installation,

improper

installation,

use,

or

20

misuse

of

an

intelligent

speed

assistance

device.

However,

a

21

motor

vehicle

manufacturer,

importer,

or

dealer

is

liable

for

22

damages

if

the

manufacturer,

distributor,

or

retailer

knowingly

23

engages

in

a

repair

or

update

to

the

intelligent

speed

24

assistance

device

and

such

repair

or

update

proximately

causes

25

loss,

injury,

or

damage.

This

section

does

not

require

a

motor

26

vehicle

manufacturer,

importer,

or

dealer

to

manufacture,

27

distribute,

or

offer

for

sale

a

motor

vehicle

that

includes

28

or

is

compatible

with

an

intelligent

speed

assistance

device.

29

This

section

does

not

prohibit

a

lessor

or

lienholder

from

30

requiring

a

motor

vehicle

lessee

or

owner

to

notify

the

lessor

31

or

lienholder

that

an

intelligent

speed

assistance

device

has

32

been

installed

on

a

motor

vehicle

that

is

subject

to

a

lease

or

33

finance

agreement.

34

4.

The

department

shall

submit

a

report

to

the

general

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assembly

on

or

before

the

second

Monday

in

January

each

year

1

and

shall

publish

the

report

on

the

department’s

internet

site.

2

The

report

must

summarize

intelligent

speed

assistance

device

3

use

data

and

include

the

number

of

participants,

recidivism

4

rates,

and

user

compliance.

5

5.

For

purposes

of

this

section,

“intelligent

speed

6

assistance

device”

means

an

aftermarket

device

that

uses

7

location-based

technology

to

automatically

regulate

vehicle

8

acceleration

and

speed

in

accordance

with

the

applicable

speed

9

limit

for

the

vehicle’s

current

location.

10

Sec.

8.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

Act

takes

effect

October

1,

11

2026.

12

EXPLANATION

13

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

14

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

15

This

bill

provides

for

the

required

installation

and

16

regulation

of

intelligent

speed

assistance

devices

(ISAD)

on

17

motor

vehicles.

18

Under

the

bill,

the

department

of

transportation

is

required

19

to

revoke

the

driver’s

license

of

a

person

who

exceeds

a

speed

20

limit

by

10

miles

per

hour

(MPH)

or

more

if

the

speed

limit

was

21

40

MPH

or

lower,

or

by

20

MPH

or

more

if

the

speed

limit

was

22

higher

than

40

MPH.

A

peace

officer

is

authorized

to

serve

23

immediate

notice

of

the

revocation,

which

takes

effect

10

days

24

following

service

of

the

notice.

25

A

person

whose

driver’s

license

is

revoked

under

the

bill

is

26

not

eligible

to

receive

a

driver’s

license

unless

the

person

27

obtains

a

temporary

restricted

license

(TRL)

first.

A

person

28

is

eligible

to

be

issued

a

TRL

if

the

person

installs

an

ISAD

29

on

the

person’s

vehicle.

A

TRL

issued

pursuant

to

the

bill

is

30

valid

for

one

year.

31

A

person

who

operates

a

motor

vehicle

without

an

ISAD

32

installed,

or

who

tampers

with,

circumvents,

or

removes

an

ISAD

33

without

authorization,

is

subject

to

cancellation

of

the

TRL.

34

The

commissioner

of

public

safety

is

required

to

adopt

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administrative

rules

regarding

ISAD

vendor

requirements,

ISAD

1

financial

assistance

eligibility,

and

other

ISAD

processes

and

2

requirements.

3

The

bill

provides

liability

limitations

and

reporting

4

requirements.

5

By

operation

of

law,

a

person

who

does

an

act

forbidden

or

6

fails

to

perform

an

act

required

by

the

bill

commits

a

simple

7

misdemeanor.

A

simple

misdemeanor

is

punishable

by

confinement

8

for

no

more

than

30

days

and

a

fine

of

at

least

$105

but

not

9

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10

The

bill

takes

effect

October

1,

2026.

11

-7-

LSB

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91

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7/

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