Bill Text: IA HF219 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to green warning special registration plates.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-12-31 - END OF [] ACTIONS [HF219 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF219-Introduced.html
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BY
JACOBSEN
,
B.
MEYER
,
and
MOMMSEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
green
warning
special
registration
plates.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.34,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
11E.
Green
warning
plates.
3
a.
Upon
application
and
payment
of
the
proper
fees,
the
4
director
may
issue
green
warning
plates
to
the
owner
of
a
5
battery
electric
motor
vehicle
or
a
plug-in
hybrid
electric
6
motor
vehicle,
as
those
terms
are
defined
in
section
321.116,
7
subject
to
registration.
8
b.
Green
warning
plates
shall
be
designed
by
the
department
9
and
shall
contain
a
green
background.
The
department
shall
10
design
green
warning
plates
to
serve
as
a
warning
to
first
11
responders
about
any
unique
hazards
relating
to
battery
12
electric
motor
vehicles
and
plug-in
hybrid
electric
motor
13
vehicles
involved
in
a
traffic
accident
or
emergency.
14
c.
There
is
no
additional
special
fee
for
letter-number
15
designated
green
warning
plates.
An
applicant
may
obtain
16
personalized
green
warning
plates
upon
payment
of
the
fee
for
17
personalized
plates
as
provided
in
subsection
5.
18
d.
Upon
receipt
of
the
special
registration
plates,
the
19
applicant
shall
surrender
the
current
registration
plates
to
20
the
county
treasurer.
The
county
treasurer
shall
validate
21
the
special
registration
plates
in
the
same
manner
as
regular
22
registration
plates
are
validated
under
this
section.
There
23
is
no
additional
annual
fee
for
letter-number
designated
green
24
warning
plates.
The
annual
fee
for
personalized
green
warning
25
plates
is
five
dollars,
which
shall
be
paid
in
addition
to
the
26
regular
annual
registration
fee.
27
Sec.
2.
Section
321.166,
subsection
9,
Code
2021,
is
amended
28
to
read
as
follows:
29
9.
Special
registration
plates
issued
pursuant
to
section
30
321.34
,
other
than
gold
star,
medal
of
honor,
collegiate,
fire
31
fighter,
natural
resources,
blackout,
and
flying
our
colors
,
32
and
green
warning
registration
plates,
shall
be
consistent
with
33
the
design
and
color
of
regular
registration
plates
but
shall
34
provide
a
space
on
a
portion
of
the
plate
for
the
purpose
of
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allowing
the
placement
of
a
distinguishing
processed
emblem
or
1
an
organization
decal.
Special
registration
plates
shall
also
2
comply
with
the
requirements
for
regular
registration
plates
3
as
provided
in
this
section
to
the
extent
the
requirements
are
4
consistent
with
the
section
authorizing
a
particular
special
5
vehicle
registration
plate.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
This
bill
authorizes
the
department
of
transportation
10
(DOT)
to
design
and
issue
green
warning
special
registration
11
plates.
The
bill
requires
green
warning
plates
to
contain
a
12
green
background
and
to
be
designed
to
serve
as
a
warning
to
13
first
responders
about
any
unique
hazards
relating
to
battery
14
electric
motor
vehicles
and
plug-in
hybrid
electric
motor
15
vehicles
involved
in
a
traffic
accident
or
emergency.
16
The
bill
provides
that
there
is
no
additional
special
fee
for
17
the
issuance
of
letter-number
designated
green
warning
plates;
18
however,
an
applicant
obtaining
personalized
green
warning
19
plates
must
pay
a
$25
fee
as
set
forth
under
current
law.
20
Upon
receipt
of
the
special
registration
plates,
the
21
applicant
must
surrender
the
current
registration
plates
to
22
the
county
treasurer.
The
county
treasurer
must
validate
the
23
special
registration
plates
in
the
same
manner
as
regular
24
registration
plates
are
validated.
There
is
no
additional
25
annual
fee
for
letter-number
designated
green
warning
plates
26
other
than
the
regular
annual
registration
fee.
However,
the
27
annual
fee
for
personalized
green
warning
plates
is
$5
as
set
28
forth
under
current
law.
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