HF 674: Relating to vehicles, including by providing for registration and titling of motor vehicles by any county treasurer, by modifying related fees and the amount of fees retained by county treasurers, and the definitions of terms for purposes of motor vehicle franchisers, and including effective date provisions

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.

Senate subcommittee · named March 25, 2024

• Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. T. Taylor

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. March 20, 2023Filed in the House
2. March 22, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
3. April 12, 2023Passed the House, 65–34
4. April 13, 2023Arrived in the Senate
5. April 18, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Jochum and Koelker
6. March 25, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Rowley and T. Taylor
7. March 27, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
8. April 18, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
9. April 19, 2024Passed the Senate, 43–3
10. April 19, 2024Passed the House, 59–33
11. April 29, 2024Sent to the Governor
12. May 8, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
13. May 8, 2024Signed into law