Senate Study Bill 1352 



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                            WAYS AND MEANS BILL BY
                                            CHAIRPERSON BOLKCOM)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act creating a special gold star motor vehicle registration
  2    plate and providing fees.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2896SC 82
  5 dea/gg/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321.34, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  24.  GOLD STAR PLATES.  An owner referred
  1  4 to in subsection 12 who is the surviving spouse or surviving
  1  5 parent of a deceased member of the United States armed forces
  1  6 who died while serving on active duty during a time of
  1  7 military conflict may order special registration plates
  1  8 bearing a gold star emblem upon written application to the
  1  9 department accompanied by satisfactory supporting
  1 10 documentation as determined by the department.  The gold star
  1 11 emblem shall be designed by the department in cooperation with
  1 12 the commission of veterans affairs.  Letter number designated
  1 13 gold star plates shall be issued at no charge and shall be
  1 14 validated annually by the county treasurer upon payment of the
  1 15 regular annual registration fee.  The fee for issuance of
  1 16 personalized gold star plates is twenty=five dollars, and the
  1 17 annual fee for personalized gold star plates is five dollars,
  1 18 which is in addition to the regular annual registration fee.
  1 19                           EXPLANATION
  1 20    This bill establishes a new special motor vehicle
  1 21 registration plate to be issued free of charge to a surviving
  1 22 spouse or surviving parent of a deceased member of the United
  1 23 States armed forces who died while serving on active duty
  1 24 during a time of military conflict.  The special gold star
  1 25 registration plates shall be issued at no charge to the
  1 26 applicant and renewed upon payment of the annual registration
  1 27 fees for the vehicle.  Personalized gold star plates shall be
  1 28 issued for a fee of $25 and renewed upon payment of the annual
  1 29 registration fees for the vehicle plus a $5 personalized plate
  1 30 renewal fee.
  1 31 LSB 2896SC 82
  1 32 dea:nh/gg/14