89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
SF 236: Relating to documentation required to be carried in a motor vehicle, including vehicle registration cards and proof of financial liability coverage cards, and including effective date provisions
Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
Under current law, persons are prohibited from driving a motor vehicle on a highway unless financial liability coverage is in effect for the motor vehicle and unless the driver has in the motor vehicle the proof of financial liability coverage card issued for the motor vehicle, or if the motor vehicle is registered in another state, other evidence that financial liability coverage is in effect for the motor vehicle. A proof of financial liability coverage card may be produced in paper or electronic format, including on a cellular telephone.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 8, 2021
- Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Adrian Dickey (R) · adrian.dickey@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Jim Lykam (D)
In plain words
- February 3, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
- February 8, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Zumbach, Dickey and Lykam
- February 9, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF236