Bill Text: IA HF292 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to persons eligible for special registration plates with a veteran processed emblem.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-26 - Committee vote: Yeas, 16. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 450. [HF292 Detail]
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BY
RINKER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
persons
eligible
for
special
registration
1
plates
with
a
veteran
processed
emblem.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.34,
subsection
27,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
An
owner
referred
to
in
subsection
12
who
served
in
the
3
armed
forces
or
reserve
forces
of
the
United
States
or
the
Iowa
4
national
guard,
regardless
of
the
number
of
years
of
service,
5
and
was
discharged
under
honorable
conditions
may,
upon
6
written
application
to
the
department
and
upon
presentation
7
of
satisfactory
proof
of
military
service
and
discharge
under
8
honorable
conditions,
order
special
registration
plates
bearing
9
a
distinguishing
processed
emblem
depicting
the
word
“veteran”
10
below
an
image
of
the
American
flag.
The
application
is
11
subject
to
approval
by
the
department.
The
special
plate
fees
12
collected
by
the
director
under
subsection
12
,
paragraph
“a”
,
13
from
the
annual
validation
of
letter-number
designated
United
14
States
veteran
plates,
and
subsection
12
,
paragraph
“c”
,
from
15
the
issuance
and
annual
validation
of
personalized
United
16
States
veteran
plates,
shall
be
paid
monthly
to
the
treasurer
17
of
state
and
deposited
in
the
road
use
tax
fund.
The
treasurer
18
of
state
shall
transfer
monthly
from
the
statutory
allocations
19
fund
created
under
section
321.145,
subsection
2
,
to
the
20
veterans
license
fee
fund
created
in
section
35A.11
the
amount
21
of
the
special
fees
collected
under
subsection
12
,
paragraph
22
“a”
,
in
the
previous
month
for
United
States
veteran
plates.
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)
27
is
authorized
to
issue
special
registration
plates
with
a
28
distinguishing
processed
emblem
depicting
the
word
“veteran”
29
below
an
image
of
the
American
flag
to
a
motor
vehicle
owner
30
who
served
in
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
and
was
31
discharged
under
honorable
conditions.
Pursuant
to
rules
32
adopted
by
the
DOT
(761
IAC
401.31),
an
application
for
special
33
plates
with
a
veteran
processed
emblem
must
be
submitted
to
34
the
commission
of
veterans
affairs
on
a
form
prescribed
by
the
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DOT.
The
commission
of
veterans
affairs
must
determine
whether
1
the
applicant
is
a
veteran
and,
if
so,
certify
this
fact
on
the
2
application
form.
3
This
bill
makes
persons
who
served
in
the
reserve
forces
of
4
the
United
States
or
the
Iowa
national
guard,
regardless
of
5
the
number
of
years
of
service,
and
who
were
discharged
under
6
honorable
conditions
eligible
to
receive
special
registration
7
plates
with
a
veteran
processed
emblem.
8
Under
current
law,
“veteran”,
when
used
in
Code
chapter
9
35
(veterans
affairs),
and
in
numerous
other
provisions
by
10
reference,
includes
former
members
of
the
reserve
forces
of
the
11
United
States
or
the
Iowa
national
guard
who
served
at
least
12
20
years
and
who
were
discharged
under
honorable
conditions;
13
members
of
the
reserve
forces
of
the
United
States
or
the
14
Iowa
national
guard
who
were
activated
for
federal
duty,
15
other
than
training,
for
a
minimum
aggregate
of
90
days,
and
16
were
discharged
under
honorable
conditions
or
were
retired
in
17
accordance
with
federal
law;
and
members
of
the
reserve
forces
18
of
the
United
States
or
the
Iowa
national
guard
who
have
served
19
at
least
20
years
and
who
continue
to
serve.
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