SF 2016 (LSB 5055XS (4) 83)

SENATE FILE 2016

BY  SODDERS

A BILL FOR

An Act establishing an annual registration fee for certain motor trucks equipped to assist a person with a disability or owned or used by a person who uses a wheelchair.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.122, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2009, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (3)  Notwithstanding subparagraphs (1) and (2), the annual registration fee for a vehicle registered for a combined gross weight of five tons or less with permanently installed equipment manufactured for and necessary to assist a person with a disability who is either the owner or a member of the owner’s household in entry and exit of the vehicle or for such a vehicle if the vehicle’s owner or a member of the vehicle owner’s household uses a wheelchair as the only means of mobility shall not be more than sixty dollars. For purposes of this subparagraph, “uses a wheelchair” does not include use of a wheelchair due to a temporary injury or medical condition.
    Sec. 2.  Section 321.122, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2009, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (3)  Notwithstanding subparagraphs (1) and (2), the annual registration fee for a vehicle registered for a combined gross weight of five tons or less with permanently installed equipment manufactured for and necessary to assist a person with a disability who is either the owner or a member of the owner’s household in entry and exit of the vehicle or for such a vehicle if the vehicle’s owner or a member of the vehicle owner’s household uses a wheelchair as the only means of mobility shall not be more than sixty dollars. For purposes of this subparagraph, “uses a wheelchair” does not include use of a wheelchair due to a temporary injury or medical condition.
EXPLANATION
   This bill establishes a maximum annual registration fee of $60 for certain motor trucks equipped to assist a person with a disability to enter and exit the vehicle if the person with a disability is the owner of the motor truck or a member of the owner’s household. The $60 fee also applies if the owner of the motor truck or a member of the owner’s household uses a wheelchair as the only means of mobility and use of the wheelchair is not due to a temporary injury or condition. Motor trucks registered for a combined gross weight of five tons or less are eligible for the reduced fee. However, if the regular annual fee for the motor truck would be less than $60, the lower fee applies.
   Currently, the $60 person with a disability or wheelchair fee is available for newer motor trucks with an unladen weight of 10,000 pounds or less that are otherwise registered for a fee based on weight and value. The bill extends eligibility to business trade trucks and older trucks registered for a fee based on the combined gross weight of the vehicle.