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6/23/04-A bill that would have prohibited drivers’ use of hand-held cell phones has died.
HF2158, sponsored by Rep. Mary Mascher, D-Iowa City, remained in the House Transportation Committee past the March 9 deadline for bills to pass out of their originating chamber, effectively killing it for the year.
The measure would have permitted only “hands-free” devices in moving vehicles. It exempted emergency calls.
Under the bill, violators would be fined $25.
HF2158, sponsored by Rep. Mary Mascher, D-Iowa City, remained in the House Transportation Committee past the March 9 deadline for bills to pass out of their originating chamber, effectively killing it for the year.
The measure would have permitted only “hands-free” devices in moving vehicles. It exempted emergency calls.
Under the bill, violators would be fined $25.