Relating to the display of a validation sticker on a vehicle registration plate

Sponsored by the Senate Transportation Committee, Sen. Jason Schultz (R)

Topics:Transportation

Same legislation: SF 135

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 23, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2025
Done: Senate committeeFebruary 11, 2025
Done: Passes the SenateMarch 17, 202546–0
Done: House committeeMarch 31, 2025
Done: Passes the HouseApril 21, 202591–0
Done: To the GovernorMay 6, 2025
Done: Signed into lawMay 6, 2025

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What’s in it

AI summary Vehicle owners can now receive their new registration stickers before their current ones expire without causing any legal issues. These new stickers do not need to be put on the license plate until the old registration officially expires. This change ensures that having an early sticker does not make a person's current registration invalid.¹

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Under current law, the department of transportation is authorized to issue validation stickers in lieu of new registration plates each registration year. The validation sticker indicates a vehicle is properly registered for the registration year described on the sticker when it is displayed on the vehicle’s registration plate. A person is authorized to apply to renew the registration of a vehicle one month prior to the expiration of the current registration year, and must apply for renewal no later than the last day of the month following the month of registration to avoid a penalty. 39, a person is not considered to be driving a motor vehicle with an expired registration for a period of one month following the expiration date of the vehicle registration, which is indicated on a validation sticker.34(1) requires, as part of a transfer, the owner of a vehicle to immediately affix registration plates retained by the owner to another vehicle owned or acquired by the owner, provided the owner complies with provisions regulating the process required for new title and registration upon transfer of ownership of a vehicle.39.

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House subcommittee

Named March 26, 2025. On March 27, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§321.34

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Tried before

SF 2310Cleared committee90th GA SF 2140Renumbered90th GA

91st General Assembly

SF 135Renumbered SF 257Became lawfrom SF 135

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

SF 2140 Relating to the display of a validation sticker on a vehicle registration plate
90th General Assembly · Renumbered as SF 2310 · same title
Cleared committee
SF 2310 Relating to the display of a validation sticker on a vehicle registration plate
90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
Cleared committee

Matched by wording or an identical title.