HF 2067 (LSB 5065YH (3) 90)

HOUSE FILE 2067

BY  ABDUL-SAMAD

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the payment of annual motor vehicle registration fees by veterans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.105, Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  6.  A veteran, as defined in section 35.1, who is not otherwise exempt under subsection 5, is exempt from payment of annual registration fees provided in this chapter for one vehicle, if the veteran resides in Iowa. The veteran shall be provided, without fee, one set of regular registration plates. In lieu of the set of regular registration plates available without fee, the veteran may obtain a set of special registration plates or personalized registration plates issued under section 321.34 by paying the additional fees associated with those plates.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Current law exempts seriously disabled veterans who have been provided with an automobile or other vehicle by the United States government from paying motor vehicle registration fees. This bill exempts all other veterans who reside in Iowa from paying annual vehicle registration fees for one vehicle and provides for one free set of regular registration plates. In lieu of the set of regular registration plates available without fee, a veteran may obtain a set of special registration plates or personalized registration plates by paying the additional fees associated with those plates under current law.