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 special Gadsden flag vehicle registration plates in Iowa, featuring a yellow-white-black design with a rattlesnake image and "Don't Tread on Me" text. Owners pay a $50 annual fee for standard plates (plus $25 for personalized plates limited to five characters), with fees funding grants for firearm safety training and gun rights education. The Department of Public Safety must prioritize NRA-affiliated groups when distributing these grants. The plates are exempt from standard requirements like displaying county names or matching regular plate colors.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Last action Mar 3, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 3, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 488.
legislature
Mar 3, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/26/2025 1:30PM Senate Lounge.
legislature
Feb 19, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee: Webster, Bennett, and Dickey.
legislature
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Transportation.
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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