House File 907 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 907 BY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 207) A BILL FOR An Act relating to registration plate validation stickers for 1 fleet vehicles. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2760HV (1) 91 th/ns

H.F. 907 Section 1. Section 321.34, subsection 2, Code 2025, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , if 3 the department issues registration plates or reassigns the 4 registration plates previously issued to a vehicle designated 5 by a registrant as a vehicle in a fleet, as defined in section 6 326.3, the department shall not issue a validation sticker and 7 the registrant is not required to display a validation sticker 8 on a registration plate. The department may adopt rules 9 pursuant to chapter 17A providing for other means to identify 10 motor vehicles registered as described in section 326.6. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 Under current law, when a vehicle registration is renewed 15 for the applicable registration year, the department of 16 transportation (DOT) issues an annual validation sticker 17 indicating payment of annual registration fees, as authorized 18 by Code section 321.34(2), in lieu of issuing new registration 19 plates. The DOT must issue one validation sticker for each 20 set of registration plates, and the sticker must specify the 21 month and year of expiration of the registration. The sticker 22 is required to be displayed only on the rear registration 23 plate, except that the sticker must be displayed on the front 24 registration plate of a truck tractor. 25 This bill exempts vehicles designated by a registrant as a 26 vehicle in a fleet from the validation sticker requirements. 27 Accordingly, the DOT is not required to issue an annual 28 validation sticker for such fleet vehicles and a sticker is 29 not required to be displayed on the registration plate of such 30 vehicles. The DOT is required to issue a single registration 31 plate and registration receipt for each fleet vehicle pursuant 32 to apportionment agreements or provisions authorized under Code 33 chapter 326 (registration reciprocity). 34 For purposes of the bill, a “fleet” vehicle is one or more 35 -1- LSB 2760HV (1) 91 th/ns 1/ 2

H.F. 907 apportionable vehicles designated by a registrant for distance 1 reporting under a registration reciprocity agreement among 2 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, and 3 provinces of Canada providing for payment of apportionable fees 4 on the basis of total distance operated in all jurisdictions, 5 published by international registration plan, inc., and 6 available on the plan’s internet site. 7 -2- LSB 2760HV (1) 91 th/ns 2/ 2