Bill Text: IA SF2091 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to emergency medical services special registration plates.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-06 - Subcommittee recommends passage. []. [SF2091 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2091-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2091
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2091
BY
J.
TAYLOR
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
emergency
medical
services
special
1
registration
plates.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.34,
subsection
10A,
paragraph
a,
1
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
The
owner
of
a
motor
vehicle
referred
to
in
subsection
3
12
who
is
a
current
member
of
a
paid
or
volunteer
emergency
4
medical
services
agency
may,
upon
written
application
to
the
5
department,
order
special
registration
plates,
designed
by
the
6
department
in
cooperation
with
representatives
designated
by
7
the
Iowa
emergency
medical
services
association,
which
plates
8
to
signify
that
the
applicant
is
a
current
member
of
a
paid
9
or
volunteer
emergency
medical
services
agency.
The
plate’s
10
background
shall
be
white
and
the
plate’s
letters
and
numbers
11
shall
be
blue.
The
left
side
of
the
plate
shall
depict
a
12
blue,
six-pointed
star
with
a
white
serpent
and
staff
in
the
13
middle,
commonly
referred
to
as
the
star
of
life.
The
letters
14
“EMS”
shall
appear
on
the
bottom
of
the
plate.
The
application
15
shall
be
approved
by
the
department,
in
consultation
with
16
representatives
designated
by
the
Iowa
emergency
medical
17
services
association,
and
the
special
registration
plates
shall
18
be
issued
to
the
applicant
in
exchange
for
the
registration
19
plates
previously
issued
to
the
person.
The
fee
for
the
20
special
plates
is
twenty-five
dollars
which
is
in
addition
to
21
the
regular
annual
registration
fee.
The
department
shall
22
validate
the
special
plates
in
the
same
manner
as
regular
23
registration
plates
are
validated
under
this
section
at
the
24
regular
annual
registration
fee.
25
Sec.
2.
Section
321.166,
subsections
2
and
9,
Code
2024,
are
26
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
2.
Every
registration
plate
or
pair
of
plates
shall
display
28
a
registration
plate
number
which
shall
consist
of
alphabetical
29
or
numerical
characters
or
a
combination
thereof
and
the
name
30
of
this
state,
which
may
be
abbreviated.
Every
registration
31
plate
issued
by
the
county
treasurer
shall
display
the
name
32
of
the
county,
including
any
plate
issued
pursuant
to
section
33
321.34
,
except
Pearl
Harbor
and
purple
heart
registration
34
plates
issued
prior
to
January
1,
1997;
and
collegiate,
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fire
fighter,
emergency
medical
services,
and
medal
of
honor
1
registration
plates.
Special
truck
registration
plates
shall
2
display
the
word
“special”.
The
department
may
adopt
rules
to
3
implement
this
subsection
.
4
9.
Special
registration
plates
issued
pursuant
to
section
5
321.34
,
other
than
gold
star,
medal
of
honor,
collegiate,
6
fire
fighter,
emergency
medical
services,
natural
resources,
7
blackout,
and
flying
our
colors
registration
plates,
shall
be
8
consistent
with
the
design
and
color
of
regular
registration
9
plates
but
shall
provide
a
space
on
a
portion
of
the
plate
10
for
the
purpose
of
allowing
the
placement
of
a
distinguishing
11
processed
emblem
or
an
organization
decal.
Special
12
registration
plates
shall
also
comply
with
the
requirements
13
for
regular
registration
plates
as
provided
in
this
section
to
14
the
extent
the
requirements
are
consistent
with
the
section
15
authorizing
a
particular
special
vehicle
registration
plate.
16
Sec.
3.
TRANSITION.
A
person
applying
for
new
or
17
replacement
emergency
medical
services
special
registration
18
plates
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
shall
receive
19
plates
designed
as
described
in
this
Act.
The
department
of
20
transportation
shall
issue
plates
as
described
in
this
Act
to
21
owners
who
were
issued
emergency
medical
services
plates
prior
22
to
the
effective
date
of
this
Act
upon
the
next
renewal
of
the
23
owner’s
registration
if
the
owner
chooses
to
retain
emergency
24
medical
services
plates.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
Under
current
law,
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
is
29
authorized
to
issue
emergency
medical
services
(EMS)
special
30
registration
plates
to
the
owner
of
a
vehicle
who
is
a
current
31
member
of
a
paid
or
volunteer
EMS
agency.
The
DOT
designed
the
32
plate
in
cooperation
with
representatives
designated
by
the
33
Iowa
EMS
association.
34
This
bill
instead
requires
the
plate’s
background
to
be
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white
and
the
plate’s
letters
and
numbers
to
be
blue.
The
left
1
side
of
the
plate
must
depict
the
star
of
life.
The
letters
2
“EMS”
must
appear
on
the
bottom
of
the
plate.
3
The
bill
exempts
EMS
plates
from
the
general
requirements
4
to
display
the
name
of
the
county
that
issues
the
registration
5
plates
and
to
be
consistent
with
the
design
and
color
of
6
regular
registration
plates.
7
The
bill
provides
transition
provisions.
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