S.F. 2343 Section 1. Section 321.34, Code 2026, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 11E. Gadsden flag plates. 3 a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the 4 director may issue Gadsden flag plates to the owner of a 5 motor vehicle subject to registration under section 321.109, 6 subsection 1, autocycle, motor truck, motor home, multipurpose 7 vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, or travel trailer. 8 b. Gadsden flag plates shall be designed by the department. 9 The background shall be yellow at the top and bottom, with the 10 color fading into white in the center. The plate’s numbers 11 and letters shall be black. The left side of the plate shall 12 depict a black and white rattlesnake coiled on green grass. 13 The image depicting the coiled rattlesnake shall be at least 14 three inches tall and two inches wide. The phrase “Don’t Tread 15 on Me” shall appear at the bottom of the plate. 16 c. The special Gadsden flag fee for letter-number designated 17 Gadsden flag plates is fifty dollars. An applicant may obtain 18 personalized Gadsden flag plates upon payment of the fee for 19 personalized plates as provided in subsection 5, which is in 20 addition to the special Gadsden flag fee. Personalized plates 21 authorized by this subsection shall be limited to no more 22 than five numerals, letters, or combinations of numerals and 23 letters. 24 d. (1) The fees collected by the director under this 25 subsection shall be paid monthly to the treasurer of state and 26 deposited in the road use tax fund. 27 (2) The treasurer of state shall transfer monthly from 28 the statutory allocations fund created under section 321.145, 29 subsection 2, to the general fund of the state the amount of 30 the special fees collected in the previous month for Gadsden 31 flag plates. Such moneys are appropriated as follows: 32 (a) Fifty percent is appropriated to the natural resource 33 commission to distribute in the form of shooting sports 34 development grants to applicants for the creation of new 35 -1- LSB 5102XS (5) 91 th/ns 1/ 6

S.F. 2343 shooting ranges and improvement of existing shooting ranges 1 and facilities. The natural resource commission shall not 2 award a grant to an applicant unless the applicant allows 3 students enrolled at a public or private school to participate 4 in shooting sports at the applicant’s range or facility. The 5 natural resource commission shall give first consideration 6 to any applicant who has agreed to allow a public or private 7 school sports shooting team to use the applicant’s range 8 or facility. The natural resource commission shall adopt 9 rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this subparagraph 10 division. 11 (b) Fifty percent is appropriated to the department of 12 homeland security and emergency management to distribute in 13 the form of grants to school districts to be used for school 14 infrastructure described in section 423F.3, subsection 6, 15 paragraph “a” , subparagraph (4) or (5). The department of 16 homeland security and emergency management shall adopt rules 17 pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this subparagraph 18 division. 19 (3) Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated under 20 subparagraph (2) shall not revert to the general fund of the 21 state. 22 e. Upon receipt of the special registration plates, the 23 applicant shall surrender the current registration plates to 24 the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall validate 25 the special registration plates in the same manner as regular 26 registration plates are validated under this section. The 27 annual special Gadsden flag fee for letter-number designated 28 plates is fifty dollars which shall be paid in addition to 29 the regular annual registration fee. The annual fee for 30 personalized Gadsden flag plates is five dollars which shall be 31 paid in addition to the annual special Gadsden flag fee and the 32 regular annual registration fee. The annual special Gadsden 33 flag fee shall be credited as provided under paragraph “d” . 34 f. The department shall not condition the issuance of 35 -2- LSB 5102XS (5) 91 th/ns 2/ 6

S.F. 2343 Gadsden flag plates on the receipt of any number of orders for 1 Gadsden flag plates. 2 Sec. 2. Section 321.37, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended 3 to read as follows: 4 3. It is unlawful for the The owner of a vehicle to shall 5 not place any a frame around or over the a registration plate 6 which does not permit full view of all numerals and letters 7 printed on the registration plate , other than the name of the 8 county . 9 Sec. 3. Section 321.166, subsections 2 and 9, Code 2026, are 10 amended to read as follows: 11 2. Every registration plate or pair of plates shall display 12 a registration plate number which shall consist of alphabetical 13 or numerical characters or a combination thereof and the name 14 of this state, which may be abbreviated. Every registration 15 plate issued by the county treasurer shall display the name 16 of the county, including any plate issued pursuant to section 17 321.34 , except Pearl Harbor and purple heart registration 18 plates issued prior to January 1, 1997; and collegiate, fire 19 fighter, and medal of honor , and Gadsden flag registration 20 plates. Special truck registration plates shall display the 21 word “special”. The department may adopt rules to implement 22 this subsection . 23 9. Special registration plates issued pursuant to section 24 321.34 , other than gold star, medal of honor, collegiate, fire 25 fighter, natural resources, blackout, and flying our colors , 26 and Gadsden flag registration plates, shall be consistent with 27 the design and color of regular registration plates but shall 28 provide a space on a portion of the plate for the purpose of 29 allowing the placement of a distinguishing processed emblem or 30 an organization decal. Special registration plates shall also 31 comply with the requirements for regular registration plates 32 as provided in this section to the extent the requirements are 33 consistent with the section authorizing a particular special 34 vehicle registration plate. 35 -3- LSB 5102XS (5) 91 th/ns 3/ 6

S.F. 2343 EXPLANATION 1 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 3 This bill relates to vehicle registration plates. 4 The bill authorizes the department of transportation (DOT) 5 to design and issue Gadsden flag special registration plates. 6 The bill requires the plate’s background to be yellow at the 7 top and bottom, with the color fading into white in the center. 8 The plate’s numbers and letters must be black. The left side 9 of the plate must contain the image of a rattlesnake in black 10 and white coiled on green grass. The phrase “Don’t Tread on 11 Me” must appear at the bottom of the plate. 12 The bill provides that the special Gadsden flag fee for 13 letter-number designated Gadsden flag plates is $50. An 14 applicant may obtain personalized Gadsden flag plates upon 15 payment of the $25 fee for personalized plates set forth under 16 current law, which is in addition to the special Gadsden flag 17 fee. Personalized Gadsden flag plates are limited to five 18 numerals and letters. The annual special Gadsden flag fee for 19 letter-number designated plates is $50, which is in addition 20 to the regular annual registration fee. The annual fee for 21 personalized Gadsden flag plates is $5, which is in addition 22 to the annual special Gadsden flag fee and the regular annual 23 registration fee. 24 The fees collected by the DOT must be paid monthly to 25 the treasurer of state and deposited in the road use tax 26 fund. The treasurer of state must transfer monthly from the 27 statutory allocations fund to the general fund of the state 28 an amount equal to the special fees collected in the previous 29 month for the Gadsden flag plates. One-half of such moneys 30 is appropriated to the natural resource commission (NRC) to 31 distribute in the form of shooting sports development grants 32 to applicants for the creation of new shooting ranges and 33 improvement of existing shooting ranges and facilities. The 34 NRC is prohibited from awarding a grant to an applicant unless 35 -4- LSB 5102XS (5) 91 th/ns 4/ 6

S.F. 2343 the applicant allows students enrolled at a public or private 1 school to participate in shooting sports at the applicant’s 2 range or facility. The NRC must give first consideration to 3 any applicant who has agreed to allow a public or private 4 school sports shooting team to use the applicant’s range or 5 facility. The other half of such moneys is appropriated to 6 the department of homeland security and emergency management 7 to distribute in the form of grants to school districts 8 for school infrastructure. For purposes of the bill, 9 “school infrastructure” includes school safety and security 10 infrastructure, including but not limited to safe rooms, remote 11 entry technology and equipment, security camera systems, card 12 access systems, and communication systems with access to fire 13 and police emergency frequencies, but does not include the cost 14 of personnel, development of safety and security plans, or 15 training related to the implementation of safety and security 16 plans. Additionally, “school infrastructure” includes software 17 or other innovative technology, and the cost of subscription 18 and monitoring fees associated with such software or other 19 innovative technology, that meets prescribed requirements under 20 Code section 423F.3(6)(a)(5). 21 The bill prohibits the DOT from conditioning the issuance 22 of Gadsden flag plates on the receipt of any number of orders 23 for Gadsden flag plates. Gadsden flag plates are exempt from 24 the general requirements to display the name of the county that 25 issues the plates and to be consistent with the design and 26 color of regular registration plates. 27 Under current law, nonprofit organizations are authorized 28 to apply to the DOT for approval to issue a decal of the 29 organization’s own design to be displayed on special 30 registration plates with space reserved for an organizational 31 decal. The nonprofit organization may charge a fee and retain 32 any payment received for the organizational decal. Code 33 section 321.34(13) sets forth the application process and 34 certain limitations for nonprofit organizations and decal 35 -5- LSB 5102XS (5) 91 th/ns 5/ 6

S.F. 2343 designs. 1 Under current law, an owner of a vehicle who places any frame 2 around or over a registration plate which does not permit full 3 view of all numerals and letters printed on the registration 4 plate, including the name of the county printed on the bottom 5 of the plate, commits a simple misdemeanor punishable by a 6 scheduled fine of $30. Under the bill, a registration plate 7 frame is no longer required to permit full view of the name of 8 the county. 9 -6- LSB 5102XS (5) 91 th/ns 6/ 6