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SF2189 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to information required for nonresidents who apply for vehicle registration and issuance of a certificate of title. (Formerly SF 2025 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

A bill for an act relating to information required for nonresidents who apply for vehicle registration and issuance of a certificate of title. (Formerly SF 2025 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

A bill for an act relating to information required for nonresidents who apply for vehicle registration and issuance of a certificate of title. (Formerly SF 2025 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

A bill for an act relating to information required for nonresidents who apply for vehicle registration and issuance of a certificate of title.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to information required for nonresidents who apply for vehicle registration and issuance of a certificate of title.
  • (Formerly SF 2025 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.

  2. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1158 .

  3. 2026-04-16 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 825 .

  4. 2026-04-16 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 933 .

  5. 2026-04-16 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 81, nays 6. H.J. 924 .

  6. 2026-03-26 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760 .

  7. 2026-03-18 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar. H.J. 688 .

  8. 2026-03-18 Iowa Legislature

    Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 2. Excused, 2. H.J. 688 .

  9. 2026-03-18 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 688 .

  10. 2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  11. 2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/04/2026 12:15PM House Lounge.

  12. 2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Jones, Bagniewski and Bossman. H.J. 525 .

  13. 2026-02-25 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, referred to Transportation. H.J. 433 .

  14. 2026-02-25 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 418 .

  15. 2026-02-25 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 399 .

  16. 2026-02-25 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 399 .

  17. 2026-02-04 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 204 .

  18. 2026-02-04 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 196 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to information required for nonresidents who apply for vehicle registration and issuance of a certificate of title. (Formerly SF 2025 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
Senate

File

2189

-

Enrolled

Senate

File

2189

AN

ACT

RELATING

TO

INFORMATION

REQUIRED

FOR

NONRESIDENTS

WHO

APPLY

FOR

VEHICLE

REGISTRATION

AND

ISSUANCE

OF

A

CERTIFICATE

OF

TITLE.

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

Section

1.

Section

321.20,

subsection

1,

paragraph

f,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

f.

(1)

If

Except

as

provided

in

subparagraph

(2),

if

the

vehicle

is

owned

by

a

nonresident

but

is

subject

to

issuance

of

an

Iowa

certificate

of

title

or

registration,

the

application

shall

must

also

contain

the

full

legal

name,

Iowa

driver’s

license

number

or

Iowa

nonoperator’s

identification

card

number,

date

of

birth,

bona

fide

residence,

and

mailing

address

of

the

primary

user

of

the

vehicle.

If

the

primary

user

is

a

firm,

association,

or

corporation,

the

application

shall

must

contain

the

bona

fide

business

address

and

federal

employer

identification

number

of

the

primary

user.

The

primary

user’s

name

and

address

shall

not

be

printed

on

the

registration

receipt

or

the

certificate

of

title.

(2)

If

the

vehicle

is

owned

by

a

nonresident

who

owns

real

property

in

this

state,

the

vehicle

is

used

primarily

at

the

Iowa

property,

and

the

vehicle

is

subject

to

issuance

of

an

Iowa

certificate

of

title

or

registration,

the

application

must

include

reasonable

proof,

as

determined

by

the

department,

that

the

nonresident

owns

the

property,

and

may

contain

the

owner’s

driver’s

license

number

or

nonoperator’s

identification

card

number

issued

by

another

state

in

lieu

of

both

the

primary

Senate

File

2189,

p.

2

user’s

information

required

under

subparagraph

(1)

and

the

owner’s

Iowa

driver’s

license

number

or

Iowa

nonoperator’s

identification

card

number

required

under

paragraph

“a”

.

The

department

shall

adopt

rules

regarding

acceptable

proof

of

ownership

of

the

property

required

under

this

subparagraph.

______________________________

AMY

SINCLAIR

President

of

the

Senate

______________________________

PAT

GRASSLEY

Speaker

of

the

House

I

hereby

certify

that

this

bill

originated

in

the

Senate

and

is

known

as

Senate

File

2189,

Ninety-first

General

Assembly.

______________________________

W.

CHARLES

SMITHSON

Secretary

of

the

Senate

Approved

_______________,

2026

______________________________

KIM

REYNOLDS

Governor