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SF492 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the acquisition of certain vehicles by a vehicle recycler, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SF 292 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

A bill for an act relating to the acquisition of certain vehicles by a vehicle recycler, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SF 292 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Last action
2026-05-02
Official status
Signed by Governor . S.J. 1013 .
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 the acquisition of certain vehicles by a vehicle recycler, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SF 292 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

A bill for an act relating to the acquisition of certain vehicles by a vehicle recycler, and making penalties applicable.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to the acquisition of certain vehicles by a vehicle recycler, and making penalties applicable.
  • (Formerly SF 292 .) 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. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Signed by Governor . S.J. 1013 .

  2. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1013 .

  3. 2026-03-31 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 687 .

  4. 2026-03-31 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 783 .

  5. 2026-03-31 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 92, nays 0. H.J. 770 .

  6. 2026-03-26 Iowa Legislature

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

  7. 2026-02-09 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar. H.J. 239 .

  8. 2026-02-04 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 239 .

  9. 2026-02-03 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  10. 2026-01-28 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 02/03/2026 12:30PM RM 19.

  11. 2026-01-20 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Bossman, Bagniewski and Henderson. H.J. 126 .

  12. 2025-12-31 Iowa Legislature

    * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *

  13. 2025-03-31 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  14. 2025-03-27 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/31/2025 12:30PM House Lounge 2.

  15. 2025-03-26 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Behn, Bagniewski and Golding. H.J. 852 .

  16. 2025-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, referred to Transportation. H.J. 788 .

  17. 2025-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 777 .

  18. 2025-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 616 .

  19. 2025-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 49, nays 0. S.J. 615 .

  20. 2025-03-04 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 411 .

  21. 2025-03-04 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 400 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the acquisition of certain vehicles by a vehicle recycler, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SF 292 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
May 02, 2026
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
Senate File 492, an Act relating to the acquisition of certain vehicles by a vehicle
recycler, and making penalties applicable.
The above Senate File is hereby approved on this date.
Sincerely,
KimJ^ynolds
Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
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Senate File 492
AN ACT
RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN VEHICLES BY A VEHICLE
RECYCLER, AND MAKING PENALTIES APPLICABLE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 321.52, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code
2025, is amended to read as follows:
b. The owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration
that who does not have a certificate of title or a junking
certificate may dispose of the vehicle to a vehicle recycler
licensed under chapter 321H for scrap or junk if the vehicle is
twelve model years old or older and is acquired by the vehicle
recycler for reasonable consideration equaling less than one
thousand dollars. A licensed vehicle recycler shall not
acquire such a vehicle unless the recycler uses the recycler's
access to the state records system described in section 321.31
to verify there is not a lienholder who has a security interest
in the vehicle. However, a licensed vehicle recycler is not
required to verify the nonexistence of a lienholder if the
Senate File 492, p. 2
recycler acquires the vehicle for scrap or junk from a scrap
meta^dealer , as defined in section 714.27.
4ML
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 492, Ninety-first General Assembly.
W. CHARLES SMITHSON
Approved 2026
Secretary of U*e Senate
KIM REW^DS ( J
Governor