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

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 20, 2025
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 26, 2025
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeMarch 20, 2025
4. ✓
   Done: Passes the HouseMay 12, 202564–26
5. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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’s a funnel?

Amendments · 12

0 adopted · 5 failed. Newest first.

• H-1317 · filed May 12, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment changes where the money from the special license plate fees goes. Instead of funding firearm safety and education, the money would be given to the department of health and human services to fund programs that help employed people with permanent disabilities. Its wording →
  Failed
  31–58
  May 12, 2025
• H-1316 · filed May 12, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment changes where the money from the special license plate fees goes. Instead of going into the state's general fund for firearm safety, the money would go to the veterans trust fund to help prevent and assist with veteran homelessness. Its wording →
  Failed
  29–60
  May 12, 2025
• H-1312 · filed May 12, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment updates several sections of the law to change specific wording regarding registration plates, stickers, and emblems. It also clarifies that vehicle owners cannot use a frame that covers any part of the registration plate except for the name of the county. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  May 12, 2025
• H-1311 · filed May 12, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the Gadsden flag special license plates with special plates for retired members of the United States Space Force. It also changes the rules for how these new plates are designed and where the collected fees are sent. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  May 12, 2025
• H-1310 · filed May 12, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the Gadsden flag special registration plates with pride plates that feature six colored stripes and black lettering. It also changes where the money from the plate fees is sent, directing it to an emergency food purchase program fund instead of firearm safety grants. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  May 12, 2025
• H-1309 · filed May 12, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the Gadsden flag special license plates with plates featuring the logo of the heavy metal band Slipknot. It also changes the use of the special fees from firearm safety grants to paying for the use of the band's logo and providing grants for public school art and music programs. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  May 12, 2025
• H-1308 · filed May 12, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the Gadsden flag special registration plates with Friends of Iowa PBS plates. It also changes the rule so that the fees collected go to the department of education to support the public broadcasting division instead of firearm safety grants. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  May 12, 2025
• H-1307 · filed May 12, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the Gadsden flag special license plates with science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics plates. It also changes the use of the plate fees from firearm safety grants to grants that help robotics teams in the state. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  May 12, 2025
• H-1306 · filed May 12, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the Gadsden flag special license plates with rescue dog special license plates. It also changes the use of the collected fees from firearm safety grants to grants for organizations that rescue dogs from inhumane conditions. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  May 12, 2025
• H-1305 · filed May 12, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a new version that only relates to vehicle registration plate frames. Its wording →
  Failed
  27–63
  May 12, 2025
• H-1304 · filed May 12, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment removes the specific mention of the phrase “Don’t Tread on Me” and the rattlesnake from the description of the special license plate. Its wording →
  Failed
  28–62
  May 12, 2025
• H-1303 · filed May 12, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that a person can only use a Gadsden flag plate on a vehicle that was manufactured in the United States. It also adds penalties for violating the law. Its wording →
  Failed
  27–63
  May 12, 2025