Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2343: 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
Status: In committee, February 19, 2026
An Act relating to vehicle registration plates, including registration plate frames and Gadsden flag special registration plates, providing fees, and making appropriations.
What the bill says
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.
From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:
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. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5102XS (5) th/ns S.F. 2343 Section 1. Section 321.34, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION. 11E. Gadsden flag plates. a. Upon application and payment of the proper fees, the director may issue Gadsden flag plates to the owner of a motor vehicle subject to registration under section 321.109, subsection 1, autocycle, motor truck, motor home, multipurpose vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, or travel trailer. b. Gadsden flag plates shall be designed by the department. The background shall be yellow at the top and bottom, with the color fading into white in the center. The plate's numbers and letters shall be black. The left side of the plate shall depict a black and white rattlesnake coiled on green grass. The image depicting the coiled rattlesnake shall be at least three inches tall and two inches wide. The phrase "Don't Tread on Me" shall appear at the bottom of the plate. c. The special Gadsden flag fee for letter-number designated Gadsden flag plates is fifty dollars. An applicant may obtain personalized Gadsden flag plates upon payment of the fee for …
Sponsors
- Scott Webster (R, 47) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2409 . S.J. 342 .
- : Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/17/2026 3:30PM Room 315.
- : Subcommittee: Webster, Costello, and Townsend. S.J. 296 .
- : Introduced, referred to Transportation. S.J. 292 .
Subjects: natural resource commission, road use tax fund, transportation department, appropriations, schools, grants, license plates, flags
Common questions
- What is SF2343?
- SF2343 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): 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.
- What does SF2343 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of SF2343?
- In committee as of February 19, 2026. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2409 . S.J. 342 . (February 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2343?
- Scott Webster (R, 47).
- Where is the official record for SF2343?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2343&ga=91
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