HF 2435 (LSB 5528HV (2) 89)

HOUSE FILE 2435

BY  COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 643)

A BILL FOR

An Act reducing annual motor vehicle registration fees and annual registration plate fees for disabled veterans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.109, Code 2022, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  The annual registration fee calculated under this section or any other provision of this chapter shall be reduced for a disabled veteran not otherwise exempt under section 321.105, subsection 5, by a percentage equal to the veteran’s service-related disability rating, as determined by the United States department of veterans affairs, for one vehicle owned by the disabled veteran. The annual fee imposed under section 321.34 for a special or personalized registration plate for the vehicle, if any, shall also be reduced by the same percentage.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill reduces the annual motor vehicle registration fee for a disabled veteran by a percentage equal to the veteran’s service-related disability rating, as determined by the United States department of veterans affairs, for one vehicle owned by the disabled veteran. The bill also reduces the annual fee due on special or personalized registration plates for the vehicle, if any, by the same percentage.