Relating to emergency medical services special registration plates

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 23, 2024
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 31, 2024
Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: House committee
Next: Passes the House
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary People who work for paid or volunteer emergency medical services can get special license plates for their vehicles. This law changes how those plates look by requiring a white background with blue letters and a star of life symbol. These special plates do not have to show the name of the county or follow the usual design rules for Iowa license plates.¹

Read the official explanation

Under current law, the department of transportation (DOT) is authorized to issue emergency medical services (EMS) special registration plates to the owner of a vehicle who is a current member of a paid or volunteer EMS agency. The DOT designed the plate in cooperation with representatives designated by the Iowa EMS association. This bill instead requires the plate’s background to be white and the plate’s letters and numbers to be blue. The left side of the plate must depict the star of life. The letters “EMS” must appear on the bottom of the plate. The bill exempts EMS plates from the general requirements to display the name of the county that issues the registration plates and to be consistent with the design and color of regular registration plates. The bill provides transition provisions.

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Senate subcommittee

Named January 31, 2024. On February 6, 2024 it recommended passage. [].

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§321.166 §321.34

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Lobbying

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