Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to replacement certificates of title for vehicles, providing fees, and including retroactive applicability provisions
Sponsored by the Senate Transportation Committee, Sen. David D. Rowley (R)
Topics:Taxes
Same legislation: SF 300
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 13, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 18, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 26, 2025
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Under current law, if a vehicle’s certificate of title is lost or destroyed, the owner or lienholder is required to apply for a replacement copy of the original certificate of title. The owner or lienholder of a motor vehicle may also apply for a replacement copy of the original certificate of title upon surrender of the original certificate of title with the application. Some Code references to a “replacement copy of the original certificate of title” instead use “certified copies” or “replacement certificate of title”.
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The fee for a replacement copy is $30 (increased from $20 in 2024). A county treasurer who issues a replacement copy of an original certificate of title is authorized to retain percent of the fee collected for deposit in the county general fund (increased to $12 from $8 in 2024 by operation of law). This bill harmonizes all references in Code to a “replacement certificate of title”, or the plural thereof. The bill increases the fee a county treasurer is authorized to retain for deposit in the county general fund from $12 (40 percent of the $30 fee) to $18. The bill applies retroactively to replacement copies of an original certificate of title applied for on or after January 1, 2025.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Senate subcommittee
Named March 11, 2025. On March 20, 2025 it recommended amendment and passage.
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§321.42
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Lobbying
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