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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2761: Relating to driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards marked to reflect gold star status

Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill authorizes a person who is the surviving spouse, parent, child, or sibling of a deceased member of the United States armed forces who died while serving on active duty during a time of military conflict or who died as a result of such service to request that the person’s driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card, as applicable, be prominently marked with the phrase “GOLD STAR FAMILY”. Such a person is eligible to apply for gold star special registration plates under current law.

Sponsors

Ways and Means committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named April 6, 2026

  • Rep. Carter F. Nordman (R) · carter.nordman@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Megan Jones (R) · megan.jones@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Larry McBurney (D) · larry.mcburney@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. April 6, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee · as HSB 769
  2. April 6, 2026House subcommittee named: Nordman, Jones and McBurney · as HSB 769
  3. April 7, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 769
  4. April 8, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 769
  5. April 8, 2026Committee vote: 25–0 · as HSB 769
  6. April 13, 2026Filed in the House
  7. April 13, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2761 · as HSB 769
  8. April 15, 2026Passed the House, 95–0
  9. April 16, 2026Arrived in the Senate

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF2761