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Relating to vehicles, including the initial registration and issuance of certificate of title by any county treasurer and the definitions of terms for purposes of motor vehicle franchisers
Sponsored by the House Transportation Committee
Topics:Cities & countiesTaxesTransportation
Same legislation: HF 2678
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 19, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeMarch 6, 2024
- Done: House committeeMarch 28, 2024
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 8, 202486–3
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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What’s in it
Under current law, a person must generally apply for vehicle registration and issuance of certificate of title to the county treasurer where the person resides or where the primary users of the vehicle are located. However, in 2016, the general assembly required the department of transportation (DOT) to develop and implement, by January 1, 2018, a program to allow for electronic applications, titling, registering, and funds transfers for vehicles subject to registration (program) in order to improve the efficiency and timeliness of the processes and to reduce costs for all parties involved.
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At the same time, the general assembly conditionally authorized an owner of a vehicle subject to registration to apply to the county treasurer of a county contiguous to the county designated for the owner if the DOT had not yet implemented the program by January 1, 2018. In 2018, the general assembly amended the program implementation date to July 1, 2019. This bill strikes the contiguous county authorization and instead provides for the initial registration and issuance of certificate of title by any county treasurer. In addition to an owner of a vehicle subject to registration, a lessor of a vehicle pursuant to Code chapter 321F (leasing and renting of vehicles), if such vehicle is subject to registration and has a gross vehicle weight of less than 10,000 pounds, is authorized to apply for initial registration and issuance of certificate of title to any county treasurer. The bill does not make corresponding changes. Instead, for all other registration and certificate of title actions provided or required in Code chapter 321 (motor vehicles and law of the road), references to the county where a vehicle is registered or the county where a certificate of title was issued are deemed to refer to the appropriate county under current law. Current law requires registration plates to display the name of the county that issues the plates, unless a specific exception is provided. The bill specifies such an exception for regular registration plates issued pursuant to the bill. The bill removes the context clause applicable to defined terms in Code chapter 322A (motor vehicle franchisers). v.2d 333 (Iowa 2022)). The bill provides the same introduction to defined words and phrases to Code chapter 322A as is used for Code chapter 321.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named March 6, 2024. On March 11, 2024 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-1.
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Fiscal note
Cost: up to $162,000 Compare with other bills
House File 2678 is estimated to increase revenues to the RUTF by $113,000 and to increase revenues to the county general funds by $5,000 in FY 2025. Additionally, there will be a one- time IT cost to the DOT of approximately $147,000 in FY 2025 for programming and testing costs.
- Motor Vehicle Registration · April 11, 2024
- Motor Vehicle Registration · April 5, 2024
- Motor Vehicle Registration · March 26, 2024
- Motor Vehicle Registration · March 12, 2024
Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note
Iowa Code it changes
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Lobbying
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