89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 870: Regarding the registration and titling of motor vehicles, including by providing for initial registration and titling by any county treasurer and by modifying related fees and the amount of fees retained by county treasurers

Became HF 2570 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

Under current law, only certain county treasurers are allowed to do certain actions relating to motor vehicle registration and titling. This bill provides that any county treasurer can do any of the following: accept applications for initial registration and issue initial registrations and certificates of title to owners of vehicles, owners of commercial vehicles, owners of certain foreign vehicles, owners of transferred vehicles, owners of vehicles with a lost or damaged certificate of title, owners of vehicles transferred by law, and nonresident purchasers of vehicles; receive forwarded plates from the owner of a registered vehicle who has transferred or assigned ownership of the vehicle to another person; accept the return of an original certificate of title from a lienholder; issue an original certificate of title to a new purchaser or transferee who presents an assigned replacement copy; receive affidavits certifying the sale or transfer of ownership of a vehicle; receive registration plates from a vehicle that has been transferred by operation of law; issue certificates of title to dealers in possession of foreign registered vehicles; receive applications for the transfer of registration and certificates of title; perfect security interests; accept certificates of title, or other forms, noting that a security interest has been discharged; receive certificates of title of vehicles that have been sold for scrap or junk; accept applications for salvage certificates of title; receive certificates of title of a wrecked or salvage vehicle; and accept applications and issue temporary permits for vehicles that are unregistered or have delinquent registration.

Cost

Cost: up to $14,000

Table 1 shows both the current share of fees retained in county general funds and the share under HF 2570.

House subcommittee · named February 22, 2022

Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R) · jane.bloomingdale@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Charles Isenhart (D)
Rep. Carter F. Nordman (R) · carter.nordman@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 9 for, 0 against

For: Grow Clinton County; Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.; Iowa Automobile Dealers Association; Iowa Independent Automobile Dealers Association; Iowa Manufactured Housing Association; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State County Treasurers Association; Linn County Board of Supervisors; Marion County Board of Supervisors

In plain words

April 13, 2021Filed in the House
April 14, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
May 20, 2021Sent to the House Ways and Means committee
February 22, 2022House subcommittee named: Bloomingdale, Isenhart and Nordman
February 28, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
March 22, 2022Approved by the House committee
March 22, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2570