House File 2194 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2194 BY LANDON A BILL FOR An Act increasing the minimum age for persons to be eligible 1 for issuance of a special minor’s driver’s license. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 6138YH (3) 88 mo/ns

H.F. 2194 Section 1. Section 321.194, subsection 1, unnumbered 1 paragraph 1, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows: 2 The department may issue a class C or M driver’s license to a 3 person between the ages of fourteen fifteen and eighteen years 4 if all of the following apply: 5 EXPLANATION 6 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 7 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 8 Under current law, the department of transportation may 9 issue a class C or M special minor’s driver’s license to a 10 person between the ages of 14 and 18 years under certain 11 conditions. This bill increases the minimum age to 15 years. 12 A person who is age 14 is still eligible for an instruction 13 permit under Code section 321.180B and a motorized bicycle 14 license under Code section 321.189(7). 15 -1- LSB 6138YH (3) 88 mo/ns 1/ 1