HSB 144 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to vehicle registration plates, including registration plate frames and Gadsden flag special registration plates, providing fees, and making appropriations.

This bill creates Gadsden flag special vehicle registration plates in Iowa, available to owners of eligible vehicles (like cars, motorcycles, and trailers) upon payment of fees. The plates must feature a yellow-to-white background, a black-and-white rattlesnake image, and the phrase "Don’t Tread on Me," with a $50 annual fee for standard plates and an additional $5 for personalized options. Fees collected fund grants for firearm safety training and education on the right to bear arms, distributed by the Department of Public Safety with priority given to NRA-affiliated groups. The bill also exempts these plates from standard county-name display rules and modifies frame regulations for all plates.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Last action Feb 20, 2025
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Total actions
7
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Feb 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 525.
legislature
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 7.
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 17, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/18/2025 12:15PM House Lounge.
legislature
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Meggers, Cooling and Young.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Transportation.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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