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BY
DICKEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
annual
registration
fee
for
certain
1
vehicles
owned
by
a
volunteer
fire
fighter.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.109,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
a.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1
or
any
3
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
if
a
volunteer
fire
4
fighter,
as
defined
in
section
85.61,
meets
the
criteria
set
5
forth
in
paragraph
“b”
,
the
annual
registration
fee
of
one
6
vehicle
displaying
special
registration
plates
issued
pursuant
7
to
section
321.34,
subsection
10,
and
owned
by
the
volunteer
8
fire
fighter
shall
not
exceed
one
hundred
dollars.
The
annual
9
registration
fee
for
no
more
than
one
vehicle
per
household
is
10
eligible
for
this
limitation.
11
b.
A
volunteer
fire
fighter
qualifies
for
the
benefit
12
provided
in
paragraph
“a”
if
the
volunteer
fire
fighter
meets
13
all
of
the
following
criteria:
14
(1)
The
person
has
served
at
least
five
years
as
a
volunteer
15
fire
fighter.
16
(2)
The
person’s
compensation
is
less
than
five
thousand
17
dollars
per
year
for
service
as
a
volunteer
fire
fighter.
18
(3)
The
person
actively
attends
and
participates
in
monthly
19
meetings,
trainings,
responses,
and
other
duties
as
determined
20
by
the
public
entity
that
the
person
serves.
21
(4)
The
person
meets
any
additional
requirements
22
established
by
the
public
entity
that
the
person
serves.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
limits
the
annual
registration
fee
for
a
vehicle
27
displaying
fire
fighter
special
registration
plates
and
owned
28
by
an
eligible
volunteer
fire
fighter
to
no
more
than
$100.
29
The
limited
annual
registration
fee
applies
to
only
one
vehicle
30
per
household.
In
order
to
qualify,
the
volunteer
fire
fighter
31
must
have
served
for
at
least
five
years,
receive
compensation
32
of
less
than
$5,000
per
year
for
service
as
a
volunteer
fire
33
fighter,
actively
attend
and
participate
in
monthly
meetings,
34
trainings,
responses,
and
other
duties,
and
meet
any
additional
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requirements
established
by
the
public
entity
that
the
1
volunteer
fire
fighter
serves.
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