89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2387: Relating to sales of catalytic converters to scrap metal dealers, and making penalties applicable
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
Under current law, a person is prohibited from selling scrap metal, which includes a catalytic converter detached from a motor vehicle, to a scrap metal dealer unless the person provides to the scrap metal dealer, at or before the time of sale, the person’s name, address, and place of business, if any, and presents to the scrap metal dealer a valid government-issued photo identification. A scrap metal dealer is required to keep a confidential register or log of each transaction, including a record of the required information provided by the seller.
Sponsors
Commerce committee
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 9 for, 2 against
For: Allied Insurance; American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA); Iowa Automobile Dealers Association; Iowa Automobile Recyclers Association; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Independent Automobile Dealers Association; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Nationwide Agribusiness; Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co.
Against: Alter Trading Corporation; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI)
In plain words
- February 14, 2022Filed in the House
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2387