---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles, including the surrender or transfer of registration plates and cards to a county treasurer, documentary fees charged by motor vehicle dealers, and motor vehicle franchise obligations. (Formerly SSB 1206.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles, including the surrender or transfer of registration plates and cards to a county treasurer, documentary fees charged by motor vehicle dealers, and motor vehicle franchise obligations. (Formerly SSB 1206.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SF 444"
citation: "Iowa SF 444 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["automobile dealers", "license plates", "motor vehicle registration", "motor vehicles", "vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-23"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26cea923-5181-488a-8227-c90fa751ccc6"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 444&ga=89"
source_hash: "4b4eaf94e3402158ac90d6584bf67e7b27b1f8ee5f89b3bf03a8914a498dca6d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa SF 444 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles, including the surrender or transfer of registration plates and cards to a county treasurer, documentary fees charged by motor vehicle dealers, and motor vehicle franchise obligations. (Formerly SSB 1206.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/89/attachments/SF444.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/SF444_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/SF444.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-23** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-02-23** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2021-03-17** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-03-17** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-17** Message from Senate.
- **2021-03-22** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-29** Substituted for HF 829.
- **2021-03-29** Passed House, yeas 94, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-03-29** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-29** Message from House.
- **2021-04-12** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/26cea923-5181-488a-8227-c90fa751ccc6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).