1999 Summary of Legislation Published by the Iowa General Assembly -- Legislative Service Bureau

TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION

SENATE FILE 76 - Transportation - Reversion, Nonreversion, and Appropriation of Certain Funds(full text of act)

BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION. This Act relates to the administration of the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT). It authorizes IDOT to encumber up to 50 percent of its unused operational appropriations from the Road Use Tax Fund and the Primary Road Fund, with a cap of $500,000. The funds are to be used by IDOT during the succeeding fiscal year for employee training and technology enhancement. Any of the funds not used at the end of the fiscal year for such training and technology will revert to the fund from which the moneys were appropriated. This provision takes effect May 14, 1999.

The Act makes an appropriation from the Road Use Tax Fund to IDOT for FY 1999-2000 to support the county issuance of driver's licenses.

The Act also specifies that money transferred from lottery revenues to the Railway Finance Authority for a community assistance grant in 1994 Iowa Acts, Chapter 1199, shall not revert, but shall be transferred to the Railroad Revolving Loan Fund. In addition, the Act provides that IDOT may use moneys in the Railroad Revolving Loan Fund to erect close-clearance warning devices along railroad rights-of-way when necessary.

SENATE FILE 114 - All-Terrain Vehicles and Snowmobiles - Railroad Rights-of-Way - Utility Employees(full text of act)

BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION. This Act amends Code Section 321G.13, relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles, to provide that an employee of a utility, who is authorized to enter upon a railroad right-of-way in the lawful performance of the employee's duties, is excepted from the prohibition on operating all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles on railroad rights-of-way. Currently, only law enforcement officers and railroad employees are excepted from the prohibition.

SENATE FILE 149 - Motor Vehicle Warranty Claims - Service or Warranty Facilities(full text of act)

BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION. This Act amends Code Section 322.3 to prohibit a motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor or importer of motor vehicles, or an agent thereof, from reducing compensation or disallowing a claim for warranty parts, repairs or service supplied by a motor vehicle dealer if 12 months or more have passed since the claim was submitted. The 12-month limitation does not apply if a court finds the claim was fraudulent. A motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor or importer who violates the prohibition is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

The Act also amends Code Section 322A.1 by providing that an additional motor vehicle dealership, as referred to throughout Code Chapter 322A, includes a facility providing manufacturer-authorized or distributor-authorized service or warranty work for motor vehicles of a line-make in a community in which the same line-make is represented. Code Chapter 322A prohibits a franchiser from entering into a franchise agreement to establish an additional motor vehicle dealership in a community in which the same line-make is already represented unless the Department of Inspections and Appeals grants the franchiser permission to enter into such franchise agreement. The franchiser must show, at a hearing before the department, that there is good cause for such dealership and that the dealership is in the public interest.

SENATE FILE 203 - Transportation - Miscellaneous Provisions(full text of act)

BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION. This Act makes several Code changes relating to transportation issues. The Act revises several definitions applicable to Code Chapter 321, which regulates motor vehicles and provides for rules of the road.

The definition of "school bus" is modified to exclude vehicles operated by a regional transit system, as defined in Code Section 324A.1, for the transportation of children as part of or in addition to the system's regularly scheduled service. Currently, the definition of "school bus" excludes such vehicles operated by a municipally or privately owned urban transit company for the same purpose. The Act also provides that school transportation services may only be provided by a regional transit system pursuant to rules adopted by the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) in consultation with the Department of Education.

The definition of "special truck" is also revised to provide that a special truck does not include a truck-tractor operated more than 15,000 miles per year, rather than the current 7,500 miles per year. The owner of a special truck may register the vehicle as a special truck and pay a registration fee that is less than the registration fee for other trucks of similar size and weight. Additionally, special trucks are not subject to rules concerning periodic inspections adopted by IDOT.

The Act amends Code Section 321.23, relating to certificates of title for specially constructed and foreign vehicles. The Act provides that the owner of a foreign vehicle who has registered the vehicle in this state may transfer the vehicle to a licensed motor vehicle dealer without obtaining a certificate of title in this state if the foreign certificate of title is held by a secured party and the motor vehicle dealer has paid the appropriate sum to discharge the security interest.

Code Sections 321.25, 321.48 and 321.49 are amended to extend the periods of time within which a registration or certificate of title must be displayed or applied for in certain situations.

The Act also amends Code Section 321.42, relating to lost or damaged certificates of title, registration cards, and registration plates, to provide that a replacement certificate of title may be issued without the released security interest noted on the replacement if the security interest was released by the lienholder pursuant to a notarized signature on a separate form, but the lienholder has not delivered the original certificate to the appropriate party.

The Act also amends Code Section 321.50 to provide that a security interest in a vehicle of any weight may be discharged by noting the cancellation of the security interest on the face of the title and on a separate form which is to be delivered to the department or to the appropriate county treasurer. Currently, only security interests in vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 16,000 pounds or more may be discharged in this manner.

The Act eliminates the requirement that laboratory driver education instructors be licensed teachers. The Act also modifies the requirements for street and highway driving instructors who are not licensed teachers to provide that, in addition to the current requirement that such instructors be certified by IDOT, the instructors must be authorized by the Board of Educational Examiners. Final field tests prior to students' completion of the driver education course are to be administered by a licensed classroom driver education instructor.

The Act eliminates the requirement that the social security number of a commercial driver's licensee appear on the face of the commercial driver's license.

The Act amends graduated driver's license provisions to allow an out-of-state instruction permit or intermediate driver's license with comparable requirements to an instruction permit or intermediate license issued in this state to be used to obtain an intermediate or full driver's license in this state.

The Act prohibits the use of devices on motor vehicles, motorcycles or motorized bicycles that restrict the light output of headlamps, rear lamps, signal lamps or devices which give a signal of intention to stop, or turning signals. A violation of the prohibition subjects the violator to a scheduled fine of $15 under Code Section 805.8.

The Act also amends Code Section 321.449, relating to motor carrier safety rules, to provide that a for-hire driver of a commercial vehicle who is engaged exclusively in intrastate commerce and who operates trucks and truck-tractors exclusively for the movement of construction materials and equipment to and from construction projects shall have the same restrictions on the length of time the driver may drive and be on duty as a driver for a private carrier who is not for hire and who is engaged exclusively in intrastate commerce. The amendment takes effect April 7, 1999.

Code Section 321.453, providing exceptions to the size, weight and load requirements for vehicles in Code Chapter 321 and to the permit requirements in Code Chapter 321E, is amended to except road maintenance equipment used in the performance of a contract with a state or local authority from the requirements. Currently, road maintenance equipment owned by or under lease to a state or local authority is excepted from the requirements.

The Act eliminates the need for proof of financial responsibility by a driver whose license revocation is rescinded, provided that the driver is under no other legal obligation to provide proof of financial responsibility. This provision takes effect April 7, 1999.

The Act increases the length and height limitations for vehicles carrying an indivisible load pursuant to one category of an excessive size and weight permit. The length limitation is increased from 100 to 120 feet. The height limitation is increased from 14 feet to 15 feet 5 inches.

The Act adds a subsection to Code Section 321J.13, which regulates administrative revocations of driver's licenses under the Code chapter dealing with operating while intoxicated violations. This subsection restores a provision on reopening revocation hearings that was stricken in 1997 legislation. The provision provides that a person may reopen a revocation hearing by filing a petition stating that there is new evidence requiring recision of the revocation. The person may prevail in the hearing by showing that, in the criminal action resulting from the same violation of Code Chapter 321J that caused the administrative revocation of the license, the court held that the peace officer did not have reasonable grounds to request or administer a chemical test, or that the chemical test was otherwise inadmissible or invalid.

The Act also amends Code Section 322.5 to allow a motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor or dealer to display ambulances, new fire vehicles, and new rescue vehicles, pursuant to a temporary permit, for educational purposes at vehicle shows and exhibitions conducted to educate fire and rescue personnel in new technology and techniques. The temporary permits are available upon application to the Iowa Department of Transportation and payment of a $10 permit fee.

Code Section 322.14, providing penalties for violations of Code Chapter 322, regulating motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors and dealers, is amended to provide that violations for which a penalty is not specifically provided are simple misdemeanors, rather than serious misdemeanors, punishable by a fine of not less than $250 or more than $1,500 or by imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. The Act subjects manufacturers and distributors who terminate or fail to renew a contract with a motor vehicle dealer without reasonable cause or because the dealer did not sell, assign or transfer a retail installment contract to a person or class of persons designated by the manufacturer or distributor to the same penalty provisions as persons violating other provisions of Code Chapter 322.

The Act adds Code Section 322.21, providing that when a vehicle which is traded in to a dealer on the purchase of another vehicle is worth less than the amount owed on the trade-in, the amount necessary to pay off the security interest on the trade-in may be included in the amount of the retail installment contract for the vehicle purchased without subjecting the dealer to Code Chapter 536 or 536A, regulating loans.

The Act also repeals Code Sections 309.42 and 309.56, requiring that the Iowa Department of Transportation review local county plans and contracts for road, bridge and culvert construction on secondary roads. These repeals take effect April 7, 1999.

Code Section 321.21, providing for registration of vehicles classified as special mobile equipment, is repealed by the Act. "Special mobile equipment" is defined by Code Section 321.1 as every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and incidentally operated or moved on the highways. The Act also makes corresponding changes in Code Sections 321.166 and 321E.12. These provisions, as well as the amendment to Code Section 321.1, subsection 32, relating to registration of special mobile equipment, take effect April 7, 1999.

The Act requests the Legislative Council to establish an interim study committee on driver's education curriculum.

SENATE FILE 352 - Slow-Moving Vehicles - Reflective Devices(full text of act)

BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION. This Act amends Code Section 321.383 to provide that a slow-moving vehicle drawn by a horse or mule may be equipped with an alternative reflective device that complies with rules adopted by the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT), if the person operating the vehicle objects, for religious reasons, to using a reflective device that complies with the standards of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Currently, IDOT rules require that a reflective device on a slow-moving vehicle comply with a designated standard of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. The standard specifies that the device be triangular. Persons who violate the requirements pertaining to reflective devices on slow-moving vehicles are subject to a scheduled fine of $20.

The Act also makes a corresponding amendment to a Code provision that requires persons operating motor vehicles to reduce their speed when approaching and passing a slow-moving vehicle.

SENATE FILE 398 - Driver's License Issuance Requirements(full text of act)

BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION. This Act modifies the requirements for issuance of graduated driver's licenses for persons aged 14 through 17 years. The Act allows an instruction permit or an intermediate driver's license issued by another state, which has comparable requirements to an instruction permit or intermediate license issued in this state, to be used to meet the requirements for obtaining an intermediate driver's license or a full driver's license in this state. The Act also requires that the applicant for an intermediate driver's license or full driver's license possess an instruction permit or intermediate driver's license immediately preceding application for the respective license.

SENATE FILE 407 - Registration and Titling of All-Terrain Vehicles and Snowmobiles(full text of act)

BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION. This Act makes several Code changes relating to registration and titling of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles. The Act amends Code Section 321G.4 to specify that an all-terrain vehicle or snowmobile which has an expired registration certificate from another state may be registered in this state upon proper application, payment of all applicable registration and writing fees, and payment of a penalty of $5.

The Act amends Code Section 321G.6 to change the requirements for transfer of an all-terrain vehicle or snowmobile placed in storage by the transferor. The Act allows the transferor to provide a copy of the affidavit filed with the county recorder concerning the storage to the transferee rather than requiring the transferor to renew the registration prior to transfer.

Code Section 321G.6 is also amended to provide a penalty of $5 for transferees of all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles who fail to file a new application form for registration within five days of the transfer.

The Act requires that all-terrain vehicles have certificates of title. The certificate of title will be issued by a county recorder for a $10 fee. Five dollars of the fee is to be deposited in the Special Conservation Fund administered by the Department of Natural Resources to be used for state snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle programs. The other $5 is retained by the county to defray the costs of administering the certificate of title provisions.

The Act also provides for the obtaining and transferring of manufacturers' certificates of origin by manufacturers and dealers, the development of a repository of all-terrain vehicle titles by the department, and provisions for perfecting security interests in all-terrain vehicles. The fee for perfecting a security interest in an all-terrain vehicle is $10 and is distributed in the same manner as the fee for a title certificate.

Violations of any of the provisions of the Act are punishable as simple misdemeanors under Code Section 321G.14.

HOUSE FILE 200 - Special Motor Vehicle Registration Plates(full text of act)

BY RAYHONS. This Act provides for the issuance of certain special motor vehicle registration plates, including radio operators plates, Congressional Medal of Honor plates, certain military plates, and other special plates, to owners of motorcycles and trailers. Currently, such plates may be issued to owners of certain other motor vehicles, including automobiles, light delivery trucks, panel delivery trucks, and pickups.

HOUSE FILE 299 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Title Applications(full text of act)

BY RAYHONS. This Act provides that an owner of a motor vehicle who does not have a social security number, but has a passport, shall use the owner's passport number in lieu of a social security number when applying for registration and issuance of a certificate of title for the motor vehicle. The Act also modifies the requirement that a person applying for registration and a certificate of title supply the person's driver's license number, by providing that the driver's license number may be accepted whether the license was issued in this state, another state, or another country, or if the number is an international driver's license number.

HOUSE FILE 634 - Dust Control on Secondary Roads - Primary Road Fund Expenditure(full text of act)

BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION. This Act authorizes the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) to use moneys from the Primary Road Fund for dust control on a road under the jurisdiction of a county if the road has a notable increase in traffic due to closure of a road by IDOT for purposes of establishing, constructing or maintaining a road under the department's jurisdiction.

HOUSE FILE 651 - Implements of Husbandry and Other Vehicles - Movement Restrictions - Product Identification Numbers(full text of act)

BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION. This Act amends Code Section 321.1 to redefine an "implement of husbandry" as a vehicle or special mobile equipment manufactured, designed or reconstructed for agricultural purposes and, except for incidental uses, exclusively used in the conduct of agricultural operations. A self-propelled implement of husbandry is to be operated at speeds of 35 miles per hour or less to be considered an implement of husbandry. Currently, the definition is limited to a vehicle designed for agricultural purposes and used by the owner of the vehicle in the owner's agricultural operations and includes certain other agricultural vehicles. The Act also makes several Code changes corresponding to the revised definition. Code Section 321.1 is also amended to define the terms "fence-line feeder," "grain cart," "product identification number," and "tank wagon."

The Act amends Code Section 321.234A, relating to the incidental use of all-terrain vehicles used for agricultural purposes on highways, and Code Section 321.383, relating to the identification of slow-moving vehicles, to provide that such vehicles shall be operated at speeds of 35 miles per hour or less, rather than 30.

Code Section 321.453, providing exceptions to the size, weight and load restrictions for vehicles on highways and to the permit requirements for vehicles of excessive size and weight, is amended to require implements of husbandry moved or moving on the interstate to comply with the restrictions and permit requirements. The Act requires certain implements of husbandry to comply with legal axle weight restrictions when operated on public roadways by certain dates, as provided by Code Section 321.463, as amended. The provision requiring certain vehicles carrying implements of husbandry to be equipped with an amber flashing light is revised to specify that the light must be visible from the rear and to require that, if the light is obstructed by the loaded implement, the loaded implement must also display an amber flashing light.

The Act also amends Code Section 321.463, relating to legal vehicle axle weights, by requiring fence-line feeders, grain carts, and tank wagons, as defined by the Act, which are manufactured on or after July 1, 2001, to comply with the axle weight requirements. All fence-line feeders, grain carts, and tank wagons shall comply with the axle weight requirements beginning July 1, 2005. The year of manufacture of the vehicle is to be permanently made a part of the identification plate on the vehicle. Fraudulently altering or defacing the year of manufacture or other product identification number is a violation of Code Section 321.92. A violation is punishable as a class "D" felony by imprisonment not to exceed five years and a fine of at least $750, but not more than $7,500. Code Section 714.8, relating to fraudulent practices, is also amended to provide that removing, defacing, covering, altering, or destroying a product identification number on a fence-line feeder, grain cart, or tank wagon, for the purpose of concealing or misrepresenting the identity or year of manufacture of the vehicle, is a fraudulent practice. Fraudulent practices are punishable in varying degrees, ranging from a simple misdemeanor to a class "C" felony, depending on the amount of money or value of property involved.

The Act allows the weight on any one axle or on a group of axles, or the overall gross weight of a fence-line feeder, grain cart, or tank wagon, to exceed the maximum weight restrictions by 20 percent. If the vehicle exceeds the 20 percent tolerance, the fine assessed for the violation shall be computed on the difference between the actual weight and the 20 percent tolerance weight allowed.

Code Section 321.471, allowing local authorities to prohibit or impose weight restrictions on the operation of vehicles upon highways, bridges and culverts within their jurisdictions, is amended to provide that implements of husbandry, except implements of husbandry loaded on hauling units to transport the implements for repair, must comply with the restrictions on bridges and culverts. The Act adds language providing that the limitations imposed by local authorities are effective when signs giving notice of the limitations are erected. The Act also adds language providing that the limitations on highways and bridges and culverts do not apply to fire apparatus and road maintenance equipment owned by or under lease to any state or local authority. Similarly, Code Section 321.474, allowing the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) to impose weight restrictions for a definite period of 12 months or less on the operation of vehicles upon highways within its jurisdiction, is amended to allow such restrictions to be placed on bridges and culverts within the department's jurisdiction for an indefinite period of time. The restrictions imposed are effective when signs giving notice of the restrictions are erected. Code Section 321.474 is also amended to provide an exception to restrictions imposed by IDOT on highways for implements of husbandry in general and for implements being transported for repair. The Act adds provisions to both Code sections to direct the authority imposing the restriction to issue a special permit for passage over the restricted bridge or culvert for up to eight weeks upon a showing of agricultural hardship. The operator of a vehicle that is the subject of a permit must carry the permit while operating the vehicle and show the permit to a peace officer upon request.

The Act directs IDOT, in consultation with manufacturers and distributors of implements of husbandry, agricultural associations, and the Iowa Association of Counties, to study tracked vehicles, the use of flotation tires, and the fine and legal axle weight schedules applicable to certain implements of husbandry.

RELATED LEGISLATION

SENATE FILE 68 -- Mid-America Port Commission - Counties Included (Complete summary under ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.)

This Act includes Jefferson, Van Buren and Wapello Counties in the jurisdiction of the Mid-America Port Commission.

SENATE FILE 95 -- Proof of Motor Vehicle Financial Liability Coverage - Parking Lots (Complete summary under BUSINESS, BANKING & INSURANCE.)

This Act provides that it is to be conclusively presumed that a motor vehicle driven upon a parking lot which is available to the public without charge, or which is available to customers or invitees of a business or facility without charge, was driven on the highways of this state in order to enter the parking lot and is subject to the state's mandatory proof of financial responsibility requirements.

SENATE FILE 136 -- Tax Administration and Related Matters (Complete summary under TAXATION.)

This Act amends various provisions of state and local tax law. A number of these amended provisions relate to taxes and tax refunds on fuel. The Act provides that a person need not export fuel exclusively to be considered an exporter and that transmix is taxed as motor vehicle fuel. Transmix is a product that is used as a buffer between fuel types being transported through a pipeline. In addition, the Act provides that records need to be kept relating to fuel used in watercraft.

SENATE FILE 150 -- Judicial Administration (Complete summary under CIVIL LAW, PROCEDURE & COURT ADMINISTRATION.)

This Act makes several changes governing the duties and responsibilities of clerks of the district court and makes other changes concerning the administration of the judicial system. Code Section 321A.12 is amended to provide that the clerk of the district court need notify the state Department of Transportation of an unsatisfied civil judgment relating to vehicle financial responsibility only upon written request of the judgment creditor when the judgment obligee fails to satisfy the judgment within 60 days of the judgment.

SENATE FILE 189 -- Misdemeanor Classifications and Penalties - OWI Revocations (Complete summary under CRIMINAL LAW, PROCEDURE & CORRECTIONS.)

This Act reclassifies certain serious misdemeanors currently in the Code as simple misdemeanors, including certain driving under suspension offenses and interference with or unlawful possession of traffic-control or railroad signs or signals offenses. The Act also imposes a mandatory minimum fine of $250 for any offense that is reclassified from a serious to simple misdemeanor. The Act gives the court discretion to impose a jail sentence in addition to ordering a mandatory fine for persons who commit the offense of driving under suspension or revocation or driving while barred under Code Section 321J.21.

SENATE FILE 192 -- Open Containers in Motor Vehicles (Complete summary under CRIMINAL LAW, PROCEDURE & CORRECTIONS.)

This Act changes the current Code provision relating to open containers in motor vehicles by prohibiting both the driver of and passengers in a motor vehicle, regardless of intent, from possessing an open or unsealed receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of the motor vehicle. A violation of the Act is a simple misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled fine of $50.

SENATE FILE 424 -- Appropriations - Transportation (Complete summary under APPROPRIATIONS.)

This Act makes appropriations for FY 1999-2000 from the General Fund of the State, the Road Use Tax Fund, and the Primary Road Fund to the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT). The Act prohibits IDOT from selling personal information in its records that is in the form of a person's photograph or digital image or a digital reproduction of a person's photograph. The Act also directs IDOT to conduct studies covering the hours of service for drivers of vehicles operated for hire and designed to transport more than six persons, the possible dangers of Adopt-a-Highway Program activities, and state provision of commercial truck parking.

HOUSE FILE 199 -- State Sales, Services, and Use Taxes on Aircraft (Complete summary under TAXATION.)

This Act exempts sales of aircraft from the state sales tax, but subjects aircraft subject to registration in the state to the state use tax.

HOUSE FILE 209 -- Eluding a Law Enforcement Vehicle (Complete summary under CRIMINAL LAW, PROCEDURE & CORRECTIONS.)

This Act changes the penalty for the crime of eluding or attempting to elude a pursuing law enforcement vehicle by creating three levels of offenses.

HOUSE FILE 242 -- Substantive Code Corrections (Complete summary under STATE GOVERNMENT.)

This Act contains statutory corrections that adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, delete temporary language, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, update ongoing provisions, or remove ambiguities. References to the Motorcycle Rider Education Fund are corrected to reflect the current statutory citation for the fund. A limitation on the ability of certain persons, who received citations for failure to provide proof of financial liability coverage but who actually had liability coverage in force at the time of the citation, to seek to have the citation dismissed is changed. Provisions that specify the fee for registration of all-terrain vehicles or snowmobiles are conformed to provide for a uniform fee amount. Provisions that related to a former public transit loan program are deleted.

HOUSE FILE 395 -- Vehicular Homicide - Bail on Appeal (Complete summary under CRIMINAL LAW, PROCEDURE & CORRECTIONS.)

This Act provides that certain defendants convicted of vehicular manslaughter are not bailable on appeal of their convictions.

HOUSE FILE 476 -- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Proceedings (Complete summary under LOCAL GOVERNMENT.)

This Act makes several changes to the law relating to the power of eminent domain and the procedures by which the State of Iowa and other entities and persons are allowed to condemn private property. The Act provides that if an acquiring agency later sells land it obtained by condemnation, the acquiring agency must pay to the previous owner any difference between the condemnation price and the later sale price, minus the cost of any improvements made to or benefiting the land by the acquiring agency. This provision does not apply to property acquired by the Iowa Department of Transportation. The Act provides that an employee of the Iowa Department of Transportation whose duties include appraising property sought to be condemned must be a certified real estate appraiser according to standards established by state statute. The Act also provides that a real estate appraiser is not required to invoke a jurisdictional exception to appraisal standards on a federally funded project unless federal law requires that an exception be invoked.

HOUSE FILE 497 -- Public Health - Miscellaneous Programs and Issues (Complete summary under HEALTH & SAFETY.)

This Act provides for several changes related to the administration of programs under the purview of the Iowa Department of Public Health and health-related professional licensing and regulatory boards. The Act provides that funds transferred to the Iowa Department of Public Health from the Iowa Department of Transportation from revenues derived from the "Love Our Kids" license plates shall not revert to the General Fund of the State. HOUSE FILE 760 -- Appropriations - Human Services BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. This Act provides appropriations to the Department of Human Services (DHS) for FY 1999-2000, and includes provisions related to human services and health care. The Act requires that civil penalty moneys collected by the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) at the time that IDOT suspends, revokes or bars a person's motor vehicle license or nonresident operating privileges are to be deposited with DHS and are appropriated for juvenile detention homes. The Act also provides that moneys collected beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, are to be deposited to the credit of DHS and are appropriated to be used for juvenile detention homes. This provision relating to moneys collected beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, takes effect May 21, 1999.

HOUSE FILE 770 -- Manufactured Housing - Sales and Use Taxes - Certificates of Title (Complete summary under TAXATION.)

This Act deals with the treatment of transactions involving manufactured housing under the state sales and use taxes and the requirements for issuance of a title. The Act specifically states that manufactured housing is subject only to issuance of a certificate of title, which was its previous status. The Act provides that a certificate of title must be applied for within 30 days of acquisition, which is an increase from the previous 15 days. The Act provides that the sale of manufactured housing for use in this state is subject to the state use tax. The use tax is to be paid to the county treasurer or the Iowa Department of Transportation that issued the certificate of title.

HOUSE FILE 777 -- Sale of Certain Insurance Products by Motor Vehicle Rental Companies (Complete summary under BUSINESS, BANKING & INSURANCE.)

This Act provides for the limited licensure of vehicle rental companies for the purpose of offering and selling certain types of insurance with the rental of vehicles.

HOUSE FILE 782 -- Miscellaneous Supplemental and Other Appropriations and Provisions (Complete summary under APPROPRIATIONS.)

Division VI of this Act provides for the suspension or revocation of a child's driver's license or operating privilege if the child commits an assault upon an employee of the school with intent to inflict serious injury, carries a dangerous weapon on school grounds, or carries or transports a firearm on school grounds.

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