Bill Text: IA SF55 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act authorizing the issuance of fire fighter special registration plates for vehicles owned by certain revocable trusts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-23 - Subcommittee: Webster, Pike, and Townsend. S.J. 135. [SF55 Detail]
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BY
EVANS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
authorizing
the
issuance
of
fire
fighter
special
1
registration
plates
for
vehicles
owned
by
certain
revocable
2
trusts.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.34,
subsection
10,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
Upon
application
and
payment
of
the
proper
fees,
the
3
director
may
issue
fire
fighter
plates
to
the
owner
of
a
4
motor
vehicle
subject
to
registration
under
section
321.109,
5
subsection
1
,
autocycle,
motor
truck,
motor
home,
multipurpose
6
vehicle,
motorcycle,
trailer,
or
travel
trailer
if
the
owner
7
is
a
current
or
retired
member
of
a
paid
or
volunteer
fire
8
department
,
or
if
the
owner
is
a
revocable
trust,
as
defined
9
in
section
9H.1,
and
the
grantor,
as
defined
in
section
9H.1,
10
is
a
current
or
retired
member
of
a
paid
or
volunteer
fire
11
department
.
The
special
registration
plates,
designed
by
the
12
department
in
cooperation
with
representatives
designated
13
by
the
Iowa
fire
fighters’
associations,
signify
that
the
14
applicant
is
a
current
or
retired
member
of
a
paid
or
volunteer
15
fire
department.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
Under
current
law,
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
20
is
authorized
to
issue
fire
fighter
special
registration
21
plates
to
an
owner
who
is
a
current
or
retired
member
of
a
fire
22
department
(fire
fighter
plates).
An
application
for
fire
23
fighter
plates
must
be
approved
by
the
DOT
in
consultation
24
with
representatives
designated
by
the
Iowa
fire
fighters’
25
associations.
For
purposes
of
Code
chapter
321
(motor
vehicles
26
and
law
of
the
road),
“owner”
means
a
person
who
holds
the
27
legal
title
of
a
vehicle,
or
in
the
event
a
vehicle
is
the
28
subject
of
a
security
agreement
with
an
immediate
right
of
29
possession
vested
in
the
debtor,
then
such
debtor
is
deemed
30
the
owner.
A
person
is
considered
to
be
retired
from
a
fire
31
department
if
the
person
is
recognized
on
record,
by
the
32
chief
of
the
fire
department
where
the
individual
served,
as
33
officially
retired
from
the
fire
department.
34
This
bill
authorizes
the
DOT
to
issue
fire
fighter
plates
to
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a
vehicle
owner
that
is
a
revocable
trust
if
the
grantor
is
a
1
current
or
retired
member
of
a
fire
department.
The
special
2
fee
for
fire
fighter
plates
is
$25
(plus
$5
for
personalized
3
plates),
in
addition
to
the
regular
registration
fee.
The
4
treasurer
of
state
is
required
to
transfer
moneys,
equal
to
the
5
amount
the
road
use
tax
fund
receives
from
special
fees
for
6
fire
fighter
plates,
each
month
from
the
statutory
allocations
7
fund
to
the
Paul
Ryan
memorial
fire
fighter
safety
training
8
fund.
9
When
used
in
the
bill,
“revocable
trust”
means
a
trust
which
10
provides
that
the
grantor
retains
the
power
to
amend,
modify,
11
or
revoke
the
trust
at
any
time
prior
to
the
death
of
the
12
grantor,
regardless
of
whether,
subsequent
to
the
execution
of
13
the
revocable
trust
and
at
any
time
prior
to
death,
the
grantor
14
is
legally
competent
to
exercise
the
power
to
amend,
modify,
or
15
revoke
the
trust
and
regardless
of
when
the
trust
is
created;
16
and
“grantor”
means
a
natural
person,
other
than
a
nonresident
17
alien
as
defined
under
Code
section
9H.1,
who
is
the
creator
of
18
a
revocable
trust
or
a
trust.
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