Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF54: A BILL FOR An Act authorizing manufacturers of battery electric motor vehicles to be licensed as motor vehicle dealers
Status: In committee, January 14, 2025
An Act authorizing manufacturers of battery electric motor vehicles to be licensed as motor vehicle dealers.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act authorizing manufacturers of battery electric motor vehicles to be licensed as motor vehicle dealers.
From the introduced text, January 14, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act authorizing manufacturers of battery electric motor vehicles to be licensed as motor vehicle dealers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1574YH (1) th/ns H.F. Section 1. Section 322.3, subsection 15, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH. g. A manufacturer of battery electric motor vehicles, as defined in section 321.116, from being licensed as a motor vehicle dealer of only the battery electric motor vehicles manufactured by that manufacturer. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. Under current law, a motor vehicle manufacturer or importer is prohibited from directly or indirectly being licensed as, owning an interest in, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle dealer. There are limited exceptions provided, including temporarily to facilitate transfer of the motor vehicle dealership to a new owner; for the purpose of enhancing opportunities for persons who lack the financial resources to purchase the dealership without such assistance; where the dealer's primary business is renting motor vehicles; for dealers of motor homes manufactured by that manufacturer; for dealers of the line-make manufactured by that manufacturer under certain circumstances; and for final-stage manufacturers of multi-stage manufactured vehicles under certain circumstances. This bill provides an …
Sponsors
- Skyler Wheeler (R, 4) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 46 .
Subjects: motor vehicles, electric vehicles, automobile dealers
Common questions
- What is HF54?
- HF54 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act authorizing manufacturers of battery electric motor vehicles to be licensed as motor vehicle dealers.
- What does HF54 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act authorizing manufacturers of battery electric motor vehicles to be licensed as motor vehicle dealers.
- What is the status of HF54?
- In committee as of January 14, 2025. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 46 . (January 14, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF54?
- Skyler Wheeler (R, 4).
- Where is the official record for HF54?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0054&ga=91
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