House File 2081

                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  ALONS, HUSEMAN, WHITAKER,
                                           CHAMBERS, LUKAN, WILDERDYKE,
                                           TYMESON, D. TAYLOR, MANTERNACH,
                                           BAUDLER, LALK, and DE BOEF


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to motor vehicle registration fees for certain
  2    resident military personnel.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5379HH 80
  5 dea/pj/5

PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  321.114  RESIDENT MILITARY
  1  2 PERSONNEL == VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES.
  1  3    1.  Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter,
  1  4 if the owner of a motor vehicle required to be registered
  1  5 under section 321.109 is a resident who is a traditional
  1  6 national guard or reserve member serving in this state or a
  1  7 member of the national guard or the armed forces or reserve
  1  8 forces of the United States serving on active duty, the annual
  1  9 registration fee for the vehicle shall be based only on the
  1 10 weight of the vehicle as specified in section 321.109,
  1 11 subsection 1.  The part of the fee based on value shall be
  1 12 excluded.  The registration fees for all other vehicles shall
  1 13 be as specified in this chapter.  This section shall apply for
  1 14 new registrations and renewals for as long as the owner is on
  1 15 active duty status.
  1 16    2.  An applicant for vehicle registration or renewal under
  1 17 this section shall include with the application a
  1 18 certification by the applicant's commanding officer of the
  1 19 applicant's current military status.
  1 20                           EXPLANATION
  1 21    This bill establishes reduced motor vehicle registration
  1 22 fees for resident traditional national guard or reserve
  1 23 members serving in=state, and resident national guard or
  1 24 reserve or regular armed forces members serving on active
  1 25 duty.  The annual fee for a passenger=type vehicle owned by
  1 26 such a person is to be based only on the weight of the
  1 27 vehicle, rather than on weight and value.  This reduced
  1 28 registration fee mirrors the fee currently available for
  1 29 nonresidents serving in the national guard or other military
  1 30 service and temporarily stationed in Iowa.  For a resident,
  1 31 the fee reduction will continue to apply for vehicle
  1 32 registrations and renewals for as long as the person is on
  1 33 active duty status.
  1 34    To qualify for the reduced fee, the applicant for vehicle
  1 35 registration must provide certification of the applicant's
  2  1 current military status.
  2  2 LSB 5379HH 80
  2  3 dea/pj/5.2