House File 2639 H-8140 Amend House File 2639 as follows: 1 1. Page 2, after line 20 by inserting: 2 < Sec. ___. Section 321.34, Code 2024, is amended by adding 3 the following new subsection: 4 NEW SUBSECTION . 11F. Mental health plates. 5 a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the 6 director may issue mental health plates to the owner of a 7 motor vehicle subject to registration under section 321.109, 8 subsection 1, autocycle, motor truck, motor home, multipurpose 9 vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, or travel trailer. 10 b. Mental health plates shall be designed by the department. 11 The background shall be purple and the plate’s numbers and 12 letters shall be white. The left side of the plate shall 13 include the letters “NAMI” printed vertically. 14 c. The special mental health fee for letter-number 15 designated mental health plates is thirty-five dollars. An 16 applicant may obtain personalized mental health plates upon 17 payment of the fee for personalized plates as provided in 18 subsection 5, which is in addition to the special mental 19 health fee. Personalized plates authorized by this subsection 20 shall be limited to no more than five numerals, letters, or 21 combinations of numerals and letters. 22 d. The fees collected by the director under this subsection 23 shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited 24 in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall 25 transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created 26 under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the general fund of the 27 state the amount of the special fees collected in the previous 28 month for mental health plates. Such moneys are appropriated 29 to the department of health and human services to distribute in 30 the form of grants to organizations supporting mental health. 31 In the awarding of grants, the department of health and human 32 services shall give first consideration to any official state 33 association of the national alliance on mental health and 34 similar nonprofit organizations. Notwithstanding section 8.33, 35 -1- HF 2639.3477 (2) 90 th/ns 1/ 2 #1.
moneys appropriated under this subsection shall not revert to 1 the general fund of the state. 2 e. Upon receipt of the special registration plates, the 3 applicant shall surrender the current registration plates to 4 the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall validate 5 the special registration plates in the same manner as regular 6 registration plates are validated under this section. The 7 annual special mental health fee for letter-number designated 8 plates is ten dollars which shall be paid in addition to 9 the regular annual registration fee. The annual fee for 10 personalized mental health plates is five dollars which shall 11 be paid in addition to the annual special mental health fee and 12 the regular annual registration fee. The annual special mental 13 health fee shall be credited as provided under paragraph “d” . 14 f. The department shall not condition the issuance of mental 15 health plates on the receipt of any number of orders for mental 16 health plates. > 17 2. Page 3, line 3, by striking < and Gadsden flag > and 18 inserting < Gadsden flag, and mental health > 19 3. Page 3, line 10, by striking < and Gadsden flag > and 20 inserting < Gadsden flag, and mental health > 21 4. Title page, lines 2 and 3, by striking < special 22 registration plates > and inserting < and mental health special 23 registration plates, and making appropriations > 24 5. By renumbering as necessary. 25 ______________________________ KRESSIG of Black Hawk -2- HF 2639.3477 (2) 90 th/ns 2/ 2 #2. #3. #4. #5.