Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SF 27 — A bill for an act relating to required information in the electronic database used by the department of transportation and law enforcement to access registration, titling, and driver’s license information.

Last action — Message from House, with amendment S-5069.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill requires the Department of Transportation to include information on remedial driver improvement actions in its electronic database and mandates court clerks to notify the department of such orders and completions.

  • 321.491A

    The department shall include in the electronic database used by the department and law enforcement to access registration, titling, and driver’s license information, details indicating whether a driver has been required by the department or ordered by a court to complete remedial driver improvement action, including any driver improvement education course, following an arrest, citation, conviction, or accident, and if so, whether the driver completed the action.

    This adds a new requirement for the electronic database to track drivers' remedial actions.

  • 602.8102

    If a person is ordered to complete remedial driver improvement action, including any driver improvement education course, the clerk shall forward a copy of the order to the department of transportation within ten days of the order. The clerk shall notify the department of transportation that the person completed such action within ten days of receiving confirmation that the person completed the action.

    This establishes a new process for court clerks to inform the Department of Transportation regarding orders and completions of driver improvement actions.

Amendments

2 amendments

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Action History

  1. Message from House, with amendment S-5069.

  2. Immediate message.

  3. Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0.

  4. Amendment H-8107 adopted.

  5. Amendment H-8107 filed.

  6. Placed on calendar.

  7. Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1.

  8. Committee report, recommending passage.

  9. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  10. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 8:15AM RM 102.

  11. Subcommittee reassigned: Meggers, Cooling and Wood.

  12. Subcommittee: Jeneary, Cooling and Meggers.

  13. Rereferred to Transportation.

  14. Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  15. Placed on calendar.

  16. Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 2.

  17. Committee report, recommending passage.

  18. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  19. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/31/2025 12:45PM House Lounge.

  20. Subcommittee: Jeneary, Kressig and Meggers.

  21. Read first time, referred to Transportation.

  22. Message from Senate.

  23. Immediate message.

  24. Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.

  25. Placed on calendar.

  26. Committee report, recommending passage.

  27. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  28. Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2025 1:30PM Senate Lounge.

  29. Subcommittee: Klimesh, Bennett, and Warme.

  30. Introduced, referred to Transportation.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 47 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 33000
Democrat 14002
Unaffiliated 1001
Total 48003
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Celsi — Not Voting
De Witt — Yea
Art Staed Democrat Yea
Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Yea
Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
Janet Petersen Democrat Not Voting
Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
Matt Blake Democrat Yea
Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Yea
Zach Wahls Democrat Not Voting
Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
Dave Sires Republican Yea
David D. Rowley Republican Yea
Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Doug Campbell Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jesse Green Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Yea
Kara Warme Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
Kevin Alons Republican Yea
Lynn Evans Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
Mike Pike Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Scott Webster Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
Tom Shipley Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety transportation
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SF 27?
SF 27 is sponsored by Mike Klimesh (Republican).
What is the current status of SF 27?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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