88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SF 2112: Relating to full-color special registration plates
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 it does
This bill replaces blackout special registration plates with full-color special registration plates. The bill authorizes the department of transportation (DOT) to design and issue the full-color plates. The bill requires that a full-color plate’s background be one color and the plate’s letters and numbers be one color different from and distinctly in contrast with the color of the plate’s background. The DOT is required to establish acceptable colors and color combinations for a full-color plate’s background, letters, and numbers. The department’s rules must allow full-color plates with a black background and white letters and numbers. The bill does not otherwise alter the process to obtain the plates or the fees for the plates, which are deposited in the road use tax fund.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 30, 2020
- Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
- Sen. Jim Lykam (D)
In plain words
- January 29, 2020Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
- January 30, 2020Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, Cournoyer and Lykam
- February 6, 2020Subcommittee recommended passing it
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/SF2112