HF 907 (LSB 2760HV (1) 91)

HOUSE FILE 907

BY  COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 207)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to registration plate validation stickers for fleet vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.34, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  c.  Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, if the department issues registration plates or reassigns the registration plates previously issued to a vehicle designated by a registrant as a vehicle in a fleet, as defined in section 326.3, the department shall not issue a validation sticker and the registrant is not required to display a validation sticker on a registration plate. The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A providing for other means to identify motor vehicles registered as described in section 326.6.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under current law, when a vehicle registration is renewed for the applicable registration year, the department of transportation (DOT) issues an annual validation sticker indicating payment of annual registration fees, as authorized by Code section 321.34(2), in lieu of issuing new registration plates. The DOT must issue one validation sticker for each set of registration plates, and the sticker must specify the month and year of expiration of the registration. The sticker is required to be displayed only on the rear registration plate, except that the sticker must be displayed on the front registration plate of a truck tractor.
   This bill exempts vehicles designated by a registrant as a vehicle in a fleet from the validation sticker requirements. Accordingly, the DOT is not required to issue an annual validation sticker for such fleet vehicles and a sticker is not required to be displayed on the registration plate of such vehicles. The DOT is required to issue a single registration plate and registration receipt for each fleet vehicle pursuant to apportionment agreements or provisions authorized under Code chapter 326 (registration reciprocity).
   For purposes of the bill, a “fleet” vehicle is one or more apportionable vehicles designated by a registrant for distance reporting under a registration reciprocity agreement among states of the United States, the District of Columbia, and provinces of Canada providing for payment of apportionable fees on the basis of total distance operated in all jurisdictions, published by international registration plan, inc., and available on the plan’s internet site.