SF 101: Establishing an annual vehicle registration surcharge and appropriating the resulting revenue for certain expenses of the state patrol

What it does

This bill imposes an annual registration surcharge in the amount of $2 for each vehicle subject to registration, including both motor vehicles and trailers. The surcharge is payable to the county treasurer or the department of transportation the first time application is made for registration and certificate of title for a vehicle and each time registration is renewed. Revenues collected from the annual registration surcharge accrue to the road use tax fund and are appropriated to the department of public safety to be used for vehicles, equipment, and training expenses of the division of state patrol related to the supervision of the highways of this state.

Senate subcommittee · named January 27, 2021

• Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jim Lykam (D)

Lobbying · 2 for, 2 against

For: Iowa State Patrol Supervisors Association; Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Against: Iowa Motor Truck Association; Racom Corporation

In plain words

1. January 19, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Ways and Means committee
2. January 27, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, Koelker and Lykam
3. February 8, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes