House File 2085 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  ZIRKELBACH


    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 combat
  2    veterans.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5232YH 82
  5 md/nh/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  321.114  COMBAT VETERAN
  1  2 REGISTRATION FEE CREDIT.
  1  3    1.  For purposes of this section, "combat veteran" means a
  1  4 veteran as defined in section 35.1, subsection 2, who served
  1  5 in a combat zone or in a zone where the veteran was receiving
  1  6 hazardous duty pay.
  1  7    2.  Upon application on a form developed by the department
  1  8 pursuant to this section, a combat veteran may receive an
  1  9 annual credit against a motor vehicle registration fee imposed
  1 10 under this chapter on a motor vehicle owned by the combat
  1 11 veteran.  A combat veteran is allowed no more than one credit
  1 12 under this section per registration year.
  1 13    3.  The amount of the credit equals twenty=five percent of
  1 14 the motor vehicle registration fee.  The credit shall be
  1 15 calculated following imposition of all other reductions,
  1 16 exemptions, and credits under this chapter.
  1 17    4.  Credits allowed under this section shall be prorated
  1 18 for registration fees paid during a fractional part of a
  1 19 registration year.  Credits shall not be applied to motor
  1 20 vehicle registration fees paid prior to approval of a credit
  1 21 application.
  1 22    5.  The department shall develop an application and
  1 23 verification system for credits under this section.  The
  1 24 department shall enact rules deemed necessary for the
  1 25 implementation and administration of this section in
  1 26 accordance with chapter 17A.
  1 27                           EXPLANATION
  1 28    This bill creates an annual motor vehicle registration fee
  1 29 credit for combat veterans.  The bill allows combat veterans
  1 30 to use the credit on one motor vehicle per registration year
  1 31 on a vehicle owned by the combat veteran.  The credit is equal
  1 32 to 25 percent of the combat veteran's motor vehicle
  1 33 registration fee.  The bill provides that the credit is
  1 34 calculated following imposition of all other reductions,
  1 35 exemptions, and credits.
  2  1    The bill requires a credit to be prorated for motor vehicle
  2  2 registration fees paid during a fractional part of a
  2  3 registration year.  Credits shall not be applied to
  2  4 registration fees paid prior to approval of a combat veteran's
  2  5 application for a credit.
  2  6 LSB 5232YH 82
  2  7 md/nh/14