House File 2198 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2198 BY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2060) A BILL FOR An Act providing an exemption from vehicle registration for 1 trailers used exclusively in veterans flag ceremonies and 2 parades. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5335HV (6) 83 dea/nh

H.F. 2198 Section 1. Section 321.18, Code Supplement 2009, is amended 1 by adding the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 10. Any trailer that is used exclusively 3 for the transportation, display, and distribution of flags 4 honoring deceased veterans in parades or ceremonies held on 5 Memorial Day, Veterans Day, or other patriotic occasions 6 as authorized by resolution of the local government of the 7 community where the parade or ceremony takes place. A trailer 8 exempt from registration under this subsection shall only be 9 used on city streets or secondary roads on the day of a parade 10 or ceremony specified in the local government’s resolution, and 11 a copy of the resolution shall be carried at all times in the 12 vehicle pulling the trailer. 13 EXPLANATION 14 This bill provides an exemption from vehicle registration 15 requirements for a trailer that is used exclusively for 16 purposes of transporting, displaying, and distributing veterans 17 flags in parades or ceremonies held on Memorial Day, Veterans 18 Day, or other patriotic occasions. The local government of 19 the community where the parade or ceremony takes place must 20 authorize the trailer exemption by resolution and specify in 21 the resolution the occasions when the trailer may be used. A 22 trailer that is exempt from registration may only be used on 23 city streets or secondary roads and only on the day of a parade 24 or ceremony specified in the resolution. The resolution must 25 be carried in the vehicle pulling the trailer at all times when 26 the trailer is in use. 27 -1- LSB 5335HV (6) 83 dea/nh 1/ 1