90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 217: Allowing counties to collect a fee for the issuance and renewal of driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards to persons who reside outside the county

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

Current law authorizes certain counties to issue driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards if the county meets standards set by the department of transportation. A county retains for deposit in the county general fund $7 of fees received for each issuance or renewal of driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards. This bill allows a county authorized to issue driver’s licenses to charge a $10 convenience fee for the issuance or renewal of a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card to a person who is not a resident of the county.

Cost

Can’t be estimated

While the number of annual nonresident renewals cannot be estimated, Table 1 shows a range of nonresident renewals and estimated aggregate annual increases to county general funds.

Senate subcommittee · named February 15, 2023

Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State County Treasurers Association; Marion County Board of Supervisors

In plain words

February 7, 2023Filed in the Senate
February 7, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
February 9, 2023Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
February 13, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
February 15, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Koelker, Dawson and Winckler
March 14, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it