Bill Text: IA HSB718 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to special forces special registration plates.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-27 - Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. Vote Total: 2-0. [HSB718 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HSB718-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
718
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND
MEANS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KAUFMANN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
special
forces
special
registration
plates.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
35A.11,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0b.
Special
forces
special
plates
issued
3
pursuant
to
section
321.34,
subsection
16A.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
321.34,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
5
following
new
subsection:
6
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
16A.
Special
forces
plates.
7
a.
An
owner
referred
to
in
subsection
12
who
is
a
member
8
of
the
United
States
army
special
forces
may,
upon
written
9
application
to
the
department
and
presentation
of
satisfactory
10
proof
of
such
membership,
order
special
registration
plates
11
with
a
United
States
army
special
forces
distinguishing
12
processed
emblem.
The
emblem
shall
be
designed
by
the
13
department
in
consultation
with
the
adjutant
general
and
must
14
include
a
representation
of
the
special
forces
branch
insignia.
15
The
special
plate
fees
collected
by
the
director
under
16
subsection
12,
paragraph
“a”
,
from
the
annual
validation
of
17
letter-number
designated
special
forces
plates,
and
subsection
18
12,
paragraph
“c”
,
from
the
issuance
and
annual
validation
of
19
personalized
special
forces
plates
shall
be
paid
monthly
to
the
20
treasurer
of
state
and
deposited
in
the
road
use
tax
fund.
The
21
treasurer
of
state
shall
transfer
monthly
from
the
statutory
22
allocations
fund
created
under
section
321.145,
subsection
2,
23
to
the
veterans
license
fee
fund
created
in
section
35A.11
24
the
amount
of
the
special
fees
collected
under
subsection
12,
25
paragraph
“a”
,
in
the
previous
month
for
special
forces
plates.
26
b.
Notwithstanding
subsection
12,
paragraph
“a”
,
an
owner
27
who
is
approved
for
special
registration
plates
under
this
28
subsection
shall
be
issued
one
set
of
special
registration
29
plates
with
a
United
States
army
special
forces
distinguishing
30
processed
emblem
at
no
charge.
31
c.
The
surviving
spouse
of
a
person
who
was
issued
special
32
plates
under
this
subsection
may
continue
to
use
or
apply
for
33
and
use
the
special
plates
subject
to
registration
of
the
34
special
plates
in
the
surviving
spouse’s
name
and
upon
payment
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of
the
annual
five-dollar
special
plate
fee
and
the
regular
1
annual
registration
fee
for
the
vehicle.
If
the
surviving
2
spouse
remarries,
the
surviving
spouse
shall
return
the
special
3
plates
to
the
department
and
the
department
shall
issue
regular
4
registration
plates
to
the
surviving
spouse.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
authorizes
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
9
to
issue
special
registration
plates
bearing
a
United
States
10
army
special
forces
distinguishing
processed
emblem
designed
11
by
the
DOT
in
consultation
with
the
adjutant
general.
The
12
processed
emblem
must
include
a
representation
of
the
special
13
forces
branch
insignia.
The
special
forces
are
also
referred
14
to
as
the
“green
berets”.
A
person
who
is
a
member
of
the
15
special
forces
may
apply
to
the
DOT
and
present
satisfactory
16
proof
of
such
membership
to
order
the
plates.
17
Under
current
law,
the
fee
for
the
issuance
of
special
18
registration
plates
with
a
processed
emblem
is
$25
which
is
19
in
addition
to
the
regular
annual
registration
fee.
The
bill
20
provides
that
a
person
who
is
approved
for
the
special
forces
21
plates
must
be
issued
one
set
of
plates
at
no
charge.
22
The
bill
requires
the
fees
collected
by
the
DOT
for
the
23
special
forces
plates
to
be
paid
monthly
to
the
treasurer
of
24
state
and
deposited
in
the
road
use
tax
fund.
The
treasurer
of
25
state
must
credit
monthly
from
the
statutory
allocations
fund
26
to
the
veterans
license
fee
fund
the
amount
of
special
fees
for
27
special
forces
plates
collected
in
the
previous
month.
28
The
bill
authorizes
the
surviving
spouse
of
a
person
who
was
29
issued
special
forces
plates
to
continue
to
use
or
apply
for
30
and
use
the
plates
subject
to
certain
conditions.
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