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Relating to green warning special registration plates
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 13, 2020
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The Iowa Department of Transportation can now create special green license plates for people who drive electric or hybrid vehicles. These plates act as a warning to emergency workers about potential battery hazards during an accident. While standard green plates have no extra cost, drivers who want personalized versions must pay an additional fee.1
Read the official explanation
This bill authorizes the department of transportation (DOT) to design and issue green warning special registration plates. The bill requires green warning plates to contain a green background and to be designed to serve as a warning to first responders about any unique hazards relating to battery electric motor vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicles involved in a traffic accident or emergency. The bill provides that there is no additional special fee for the issuance of letter-number designated green warning plates; however, an applicant obtaining personalized green warning plates must pay a $25 fee as set forth under current law. Upon receipt of the special registration plates, the applicant must surrender the current registration plates to the county treasurer. The county treasurer must validate the special registration plates in the same manner as regular registration plates are validated. There is no additional annual fee for letter-number designated green warning plates other than the regular annual registration fee. However, the annual fee for personalized green warning plates is $5 as set forth under current law.
House subcommittee
Named February 13, 2020. On March 2, 2020 it recommended amendment and passage.
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- HF 219 Relating to green warning special registration plates89th General Assembly · In committeeNearly identical
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