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

SF 2261: Relating to motor vehicle registration fees for disabled veterans

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

Current law exempts seriously disabled veterans who have been provided with an automobile or other vehicle by the United States government from paying motor vehicle registration fees and applying for a persons with disabilities parking permit. This bill broadens these exemptions to include disabled veterans with a service-related disability rating of percent or higher as determined by the United States department of veterans affairs.34. The bill requires the disabled veteran to be a resident of the state of Iowa.

Cost

See the fiscal note

1 million per year. 0 FTE positions to process additional applications the first year the Bill is enacted. 0 FTE position may be required to process additional applications in subsequent years. The DOT operations budget is funded in the annual Transportation A…

Senate subcommittee · named February 16, 2022

Sen. Tim Goodwin (R)
Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D) · bill.dotzler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 4 against

For: DAV-Iowa; Veterans National Recovery Center; Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., State Council

Against: American Council of Engineering Companies; Associated General Contractors of Iowa; Iowa Good Roads Association; Iowa Motor Truck Association

In plain words

February 10, 2022Filed in the Senate
February 10, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
February 15, 2022Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
February 16, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
February 16, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Goodwin, Dawson and Dotzler