A bill for an act relating to motor vehicle special registration plate decals created by a nonprofit veterans’ organization or associated with military service, and providing fees.
SF 637 allows Iowa veterans' organizations (specifically 501(c)(19) nonprofits) to create and sell special license plate decals featuring military combat badges like the Combat Infantryman Badge. It affects veterans who received these specific U.S. military awards and qualifying veterans' groups. The bill requires organizations to pay a $20 start-up fee per badge type and meet a 250-order minimum before the state issues the decals. Fees collected from plate sales ($10 annually per plate) are directed to the veterans' license fee fund, and surviving spouses of eligible veterans may continue using the special plates.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 22, 2025
Last action Jan 20, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jan 20, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Jan 15, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/20/2026 2:00PM Room 315.
legislature
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Reichman, Dotzler, and Gruenhagen.
upper
Jun 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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