Bill Text: IA SF90 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to special registration plates for motor vehicles, including plates displaying a decal approved by the department of veterans affairs or a decal of a nonprofit veterans' organization.(See SF 224, SF 564, SF 2415.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-07 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 224. S.J. 278. [SF90 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF90-Introduced.html
Senate
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Introduced
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BY
SALMON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
special
registration
plates
for
motor
1
vehicles,
including
plates
displaying
a
decal
approved
by
2
the
department
of
veterans
affairs
or
a
decal
of
a
nonprofit
3
veterans’
organization.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.34,
subsection
13,
paragraph
b,
1
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(c),
Code
2023,
is
2
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(c)
The
organization
is
a
nonprofit
corporation
which
is
4
exempt
from
federal
income
taxation
under
section
501(c)(3)
or
5
501(c)(19)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
is
organized
under
6
the
laws
of
this
state
or
authorized
to
do
business
within
this
7
state.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
321.34,
subsection
13,
paragraph
f,
Code
9
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
f.
A
person
shall
not
display
a
decal
on
a
vehicle
11
registration
plate
other
than
a
decal
approved
or
issued
by
the
12
department.
13
Sec.
3.
Section
321.34,
subsection
13,
Code
2023,
is
amended
14
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
15
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0g.
The
department
of
veterans
affairs
16
may
approve
a
decal
representing
any
service
ribbon
or
badge
17
awarded
to
a
member
of
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States.
A
18
decal
approved
by
the
department
of
veterans
affairs
shall
be
19
produced,
and
issued
by
the
department
of
transportation
for
20
display
on
registration
plates
as
described
in
this
subsection.
21
The
department
of
veterans
affairs
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
22
chapter
17A
as
necessary
to
implement
this
paragraph.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
Under
current
law,
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
is
27
authorized
to
issue
special
registration
plates
with
a
space
28
to
display
an
organization
decal.
The
DOT
does
not
issue
the
29
organization
decal.
Instead,
the
organization
is
responsible
30
for
producing,
administering,
and
issuing
the
decal.
31
An
organization
must
submit
an
application
to
the
DOT
32
for
approval
to
issue
a
decal.
An
application
must
include
33
proof
of
eligibility
to
issue
the
decal,
a
color
copy
of
the
34
completed
decal
design,
a
clear
and
concise
explanation
of
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the
purpose
of
the
decal,
all
eligibility
requirements
for
1
purchasing
the
decal,
and
the
fees
to
be
charged
for
the
decal.
2
To
qualify
for
approval,
the
primary
activity
or
interest
3
of
the
organization
must
serve
the
community,
contribute
to
4
the
welfare
of
others,
and
cannot
be
discriminatory
in
its
5
purpose,
nature,
activity,
or
name;
the
name
and
purpose
of
the
6
organization
cannot
promote
any
specific
product
or
brand
name
7
that
is
provided
for
sale;
and
the
organization
is
required
to
8
be
a
nonprofit
corporation
which
is
exempt
from
taxation
under
9
section
501(c)(3)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
and
organized
10
under
Iowa’s
laws
or
authorized
to
do
business
within
Iowa.
11
This
bill
also
authorizes
an
organization
which
is
exempt
12
under
section
501(c)(19)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
to
13
apply
for
approval
to
issue
an
organization
decal.
To
be
14
exempt
under
section
501(c)(19),
an
organization
must
be
a
15
post
or
organization
of
past
or
present
members
of
the
United
16
States
armed
forces,
an
auxiliary
unit
or
society
of
such
post
17
or
organization,
or
a
trust
or
foundation
for
such
post
or
18
organization.
19
The
bill
also
authorizes
the
department
of
veterans
affairs
20
to
approve
a
decal
representing
any
recognized
military
ribbon
21
or
badge.
The
DOT
is
then
responsible
for
producing
and
22
issuing
such
decals.
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