A panel of Iowa legislators working to find a compromise on a bill that would ban texting while driving is veering toward drafting a wide-reaching ban that would forbid most teen drivers from talking on a cell phone, too.
A so-called “conference committee”of House and Senate members has tentatively agreed to ban adult drivers from sending or reading texts behind the wheel, while making it illegal for most drivers under the age of 18 to use a cell phone or other hand-held device.
Senator Jeff Danielson, a Democrat from Waterloo, says the final bill will likely include exemptions for emergency responders and truck drivers who often receive written instructions from devices mounted on their dashboard.
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