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

SF 2278: Relating to information required for nonresidents who apply for vehicle registration and issuance of a certificate of title

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 requires an owner of a vehicle to apply for registration and issuance of a certificate of title if the vehicle is required to be registered. The application must include information about the owner, the vehicle, non-owner interests in the vehicle, if applicable, the amount of the fee for new registration, and other information as may reasonably be required by the department of transportation (DOT). In particular, the owner’s full legal name, social security number or Iowa driver’s license number or Iowa nonoperator’s identification card number, date of birth, bona fide residence, and mailing address are required.

Cost

Cost: up to $216,000

The estimated total one-time cost to the DOT to update the IT programming and testing is approximately $216,000 in FY 2025. Source Department of Transportation /s/ Jennifer Acton March 12, 2024 Doc ID 1446605 The fiscal note for this Bill was prepared pursuant…

Senate subcommittee · named March 18, 2024

Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. T. Taylor

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State County Treasurers Association

In plain words

February 8, 2024Filed in the Senate
February 8, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
March 12, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
March 14, 2024Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
March 18, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Bousselot, Klimesh and T. Taylor
March 27, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it