DES MOINES — The Iowa House Local Government Committee rejected regulating red light and speed cameras before approving a total ban on automated traffic enforcement devices.

The Republican majority approved House Study Bill 512 11-10 Tuesday, sending it to the full House for consideration. The bill would void all local ordinances authorizing the use of traffic cameras as of July 1 and order their removal in eight cities and one county where they are used.

Rep. Gary Carlson, R-Muscatine, chairman of the Transportation Committee and a member of Local Government, voted for a Democratic amendment to create a framework for regulating the use of traffic cameras. The amendment was essentially Senate File 220, which died in the House last year, but still is under consideration in his committee.

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