House File 2639 H-8142 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. Speech and debate plates. 5 a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the 6 director may issue speech and debate 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. Speech and debate plates shall be designed by the 11 department. The background shall be blue and the plate’s 12 numbers and letters shall be black. The left side of the plate 13 shall depict an image of a yellow, four-point half star with 14 an orange circle on top. The phrase “Speech And Debate” shall 15 appear on the bottom of the plate. 16 c. The special speech and debate fee for letter-number 17 designated speech and debate plates is thirty-five dollars. 18 An applicant may obtain personalized speech and debate plates 19 upon payment of the fee for personalized plates as provided in 20 subsection 5, which is in addition to the special speech and 21 debate fee. Personalized plates authorized by this subsection 22 shall be limited to no more than five numerals, letters, or 23 combinations of numerals and letters. 24 d. The fees collected by the director under this subsection 25 shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and deposited 26 in the road use tax fund. The treasurer of state shall 27 transfer monthly from the statutory allocations fund created 28 under section 321.145, subsection 2, to the general fund of 29 the state the amount of the special fees collected in the 30 previous month for speech and debate plates. Such moneys are 31 appropriated to the department of education to distribute in 32 the form of grants to organizations supporting speech and 33 debate. In the awarding of grants, the department of education 34 shall give first consideration to the Windsor Heights speech 35 -1- HF 2639.3476 (1) 90 th/ns 1/ 2 #1.
and debate club and similar organizations. Notwithstanding 1 section 8.33, moneys appropriated under this subsection shall 2 not revert to the general fund of the state. 3 e. Upon receipt of the special registration plates, the 4 applicant shall surrender the current registration plates to 5 the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall validate 6 the special registration plates in the same manner as regular 7 registration plates are validated under this section. The 8 annual special speech and debate fee for letter-number 9 designated plates is ten dollars which shall be paid in 10 addition to the regular annual registration fee. The annual 11 fee for personalized speech and debate plates is five dollars 12 which shall be paid in addition to the annual special speech 13 and debate fee and the regular annual registration fee. The 14 annual special speech and debate fee shall be credited as 15 provided under paragraph “d” . 16 f. The department shall not condition the issuance of speech 17 and debate plates on the receipt of any number of orders for 18 speech and debate plates. > 19 2. Page 3, line 3, by striking < and Gadsden flag > and 20 inserting < Gadsden flag, and speech and debate > 21 3. Page 3, line 10, by striking < and Gadsden flag > and 22 inserting < Gadsden flag, and speech and debate > 23 4. Title page, lines 2 and 3, by striking < special 24 registration plates > and inserting < and speech and debate 25 special registration plates, and making appropriations > 26 5. By renumbering as necessary. 27 ______________________________ KONFRST of Polk -2- HF 2639.3476 (1) 90 th/ns 2/ 2 #2. #3. #4. #5.