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

HF 974: Relating to vehicle registration plates, including registration plate frames and Gadsden flag special registration plates, providing fees, and making appropriations

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to vehicle registration plates. The bill authorizes the department of transportation (DOT) to design and issue Gadsden flag special registration plates. The bill requires the plate’s background to be yellow at the top and bottom, with the color fading into white in the center. The plate’s numbers and letters must be black. The left side of the plate must contain the image of a rattlesnake in black and white coiled on green grass. The phrase “Don’t Tread on Me” must appear at the bottom of the plate.

Sponsors

Ways and Means (successor To Hsb 144) (companion To Sf 488 By Committee on Transportation) committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named May 14, 2025

  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; National Rifle Association of America

In plain words

  1. March 21, 2025Filed in the House
  2. May 12, 2025Passed the House, 64–26
  3. May 12, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  4. May 14, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Bisignano and Dawson

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/HF974