HF 344: 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

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; 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; 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.

House subcommittee · named March 8, 2023

• Rep. Brian Best (R)
• Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D) · elizabeth.wilson@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Derek Wulf (R) · derek.wulf@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 9 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of Behavior Analysis; Iowa Automobile Dealers Association; Iowa Independent Automobile Dealers Association; Iowa Motorcycle Dealers Association; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State County Treasurers Association; Linn County Board of Supervisors; Marion County Board of Supervisors; Urban County Coalition

In plain words

1. February 20, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
2. February 23, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
3. March 8, 2023House subcommittee named: Best, Wilson and Wulf
4. March 14, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
5. March 16, 2023Approved by the House committee
6. March 20, 2023Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 674
7. April 12, 2023Withdrawn