Cellphone restrictions

A ban on holding cell phones while driving, removal of gender identity protections in the Iowa Civil Rights Act and a ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are among the new state laws taking effect July 1.

Iowa's hands-free driving law aimed at combating distracted driving goes into effect July 1. Under the new law, drivers can't hold their phone in any way.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Wednesday banning cellphone use while driving, unless it’s in a hands-free mode. The law takes effect July 1.

Handling a cellphone while driving could soon be illegal in Iowa under a bill that is on its way to the governor’s desk.

During her annual Condition of the State address, Gov. Kim Reynolds proposed a bill which could ban cell phone use during instructional time in schools.