House
File
622
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
622
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
143)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
implementation
of
a
statewide
program
1
for
electronic
registration
and
titling
of
vehicles
and
2
including
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
2010
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
1109,
section
1,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
SECTION
1.
ELECTRONIC
VEHICLE
REGISTRATION
AND
TITLING
——
3
INTENT
——
DELAYED
IMPLEMENTATION
.
4
1.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
to
establish
5
a
uniform
statewide
system
to
allow
electronic
transactions
6
for
the
initial
registration
and
titling
of
motor
vehicles,
7
including
electronic
applications,
electronic
issuance
of
8
titles,
electronic
registration,
electronic
transfer
of
funds,
9
electronic
perfection
of
liens,
and
issuance
of
secure
and
10
individually
identifiable
temporary
registration
cards
,
by
11
January
1,
2012
.
12
2.
The
establishment
of
a
pilot
program
or
a
statewide
13
system
involving
electronic
transactions
for
issuance
of
14
titles,
registration
of
vehicles,
and
issuance
of
secure
15
and
individually
identifiable
temporary
registration
cards
16
shall
be
subject
to
approval
of
the
general
assembly.
Before
17
establishing
such
a
pilot
program
or
statewide
system,
the
18
department
of
transportation
shall
submit
proposed
legislation
19
for
consideration
by
the
general
assembly.
The
proposal
shall
20
describe
the
process
to
be
followed
to
accomplish
the
remaining
21
components
of
the
statewide
electronic
registration
and
titling
22
system
intended
under
this
section.
23
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
24
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
25
EXPLANATION
26
This
bill
amends
a
provision
in
2010
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
1109,
27
which
expresses
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
to
establish
28
a
uniform
statewide
system
to
allow
electronic
transactions
29
for
the
initial
registration
and
titling
of
motor
vehicles
by
30
January
1,
2012.
The
bill
strikes
the
2012
target
date,
but
31
leaves
intact
the
intent
to
establish
the
system.
The
2010
32
legislation
lists
five
components
of
the
proposed
system,
and
33
development
of
two
of
those
components,
electronic
transfer
34
of
funds
and
electronic
perfection
of
liens,
is
proceeding
as
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intended.
1
The
bill
requires
legislative
approval
before
the
remaining
2
components
of
the
system,
electronic
transactions
for
issuance
3
of
titles,
registration
of
vehicles,
and
issuance
of
secure
4
and
individually
identifiable
temporary
registration
cards,
5
are
implemented.
Before
establishing
either
a
pilot
program
6
or
a
statewide
electronic
registration
and
titling
system,
the
7
department
of
transportation
is
required
to
submit
proposed
8
legislation
describing
the
process
to
be
followed
to
accomplish
9
the
remaining
components
of
the
statewide
system.
10
The
bill
is
effective
upon
enactment.
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