House File 601 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 601 BY JACOBSEN and MOMMSEN A BILL FOR An Act relating to green warning stickers for certain battery 1 hybrid and electric motor vehicles. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2468YH (5) 89 th/ns
H.F. 601 Section 1. Section 321.34, Code 2021, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. Green warning stickers. 3 a. Upon application, the director may issue a green 4 warning sticker to the owner of a motor vehicle equipped with 5 electrical drivetrain components and an internal combustion 6 engine, or a battery electric or plug-in hybrid electric motor 7 vehicle subject to registration pursuant to section 321.116. 8 b. Green warning stickers shall be designed by the 9 department and shall contain a green background, which shall 10 be a distinctly different color than any green used for annual 11 validation stickers. The department shall design green warning 12 stickers to serve as a warning to first responders about any 13 unique hazards relating to vehicles described in paragraph “a” 14 involved in a traffic accident or emergency. 15 c. There is no additional special fee for green warning 16 stickers. 17 d. Upon receipt of the application in approved form, the 18 department or county treasurer, as applicable, shall issue to 19 the applicant a green warning sticker. 20 e. The green warning sticker shall be affixed to the 21 vehicle’s rear registration plate in a manner that permits full 22 view of all numerals and letters printed on the registration 23 plate. 24 f. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 25 to administer this subsection. 26 EXPLANATION 27 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 28 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 29 This bill allows the owner of a battery hybrid or electric 30 motor vehicle to apply for and obtain a green warning sticker 31 to indicate the motor vehicle utilizes electrical drivetrain 32 components to first responders in the event of an accident or 33 emergency. 34 Upon receipt of an application in approved form, the 35 -1- LSB 2468YH (5) 89 th/ns 1/ 2
H.F. 601 department of transportation (DOT) or county treasurer is 1 required to issue a green warning sticker designed by the 2 DOT. The green warning sticker must be affixed to the rear 3 registration plate in a location that permits full view of all 4 numerals and letters printed on the registration plate. 5 There is no fee for the green warning sticker. 6 -2- LSB 2468YH (5) 89 th/ns 2/ 2