House
Study
Bill
143
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
TJEPKES)
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.
Section
321.20,
subsection
2,
Code
2011,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
Notwithstanding
contrary
provisions
of
this
chapter
or
3
chapter
326
regarding
titling
and
registration
by
means
other
4
than
electronic
means,
the
department
may
develop
and
implement
5
do
all
of
the
following:
6
a.
Develop
and
implement
a
program
for
electronic
funds
7
transfer
for
transactions
involving
vehicles
subject
to
8
registration.
9
b.
Develop
a
program
to
allow
for
electronic
applications,
10
titling,
and
registering
,
and
electronic
funds
transfer
for
11
vehicles
subject
to
registration
in
order
to
improve
the
12
efficiency
and
timeliness
of
the
processes
and
to
reduce
costs
13
for
all
parties
involved.
The
department
may
implement
a
pilot
14
project
to
evaluate
the
program
developed
under
this
paragraph.
15
c.
On
or
after
July
1,
2012,
the
department
may
implement
16
the
program
developed
pursuant
to
paragraph
“b”
on
a
statewide
17
basis.
18
Sec.
2.
2010
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
1109,
section
1,
is
amended
19
to
read
as
follows:
20
SEC.
1.
ELECTRONIC
VEHICLE
REGISTRATION
AND
TITLING
——
21
INTENT.
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
to
establish
22
a
uniform
statewide
system
to
allow
electronic
transactions
23
for
the
initial
registration
and
titling
of
motor
vehicles,
24
including
electronic
applications,
electronic
issuance
of
25
titles,
electronic
registration,
electronic
transfer
of
funds,
26
electronic
perfection
of
liens,
and
issuance
of
secure
and
27
individually
identifiable
temporary
registration
cards
,
by
28
January
1,
2012
.
29
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
30
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
31
EXPLANATION
32
Under
current
law,
the
department
of
transportation
is
33
authorized
to
develop
and
implement
a
program
to
allow
for
34
electronic
applications,
titling,
registering,
and
electronic
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funds
transfer
for
vehicles
subject
to
registration.
This
1
bill
allows
the
department
to
move
forward
with
the
electronic
2
funds
transfer
element
of
the
program,
but
temporarily
limits
3
the
implementation
of
electronic
applications,
titling,
and
4
registration
to
a
pilot
project
for
purposes
of
evaluating
the
5
program.
6
The
bill
authorizes
the
department
to
move
forward
with
a
7
statewide
program
for
electronic
applications,
titling,
and
8
registration
on
or
after
July
1,
2012.
9
The
bill
amends
language
enacted
in
2010
which
expresses
10
the
general
assembly’s
intent
to
establish
a
uniform
statewide
11
system
for
electronic
registration
and
titling
by
January
1,
12
2012,
by
removing
the
specified
date.
13
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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