---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the issuance and suspension of motor vehicle registrations and certificates of title."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the issuance and suspension of motor vehicle registrations and certificates of title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 593"
citation: "Iowa HF 593 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["certificates of title", "county treasurers", "motor vehicle registration", "transportation department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-02"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9681918-dd1a-45c9-bf53-c2c26b81a8d4"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 593&ga=90"
source_hash: "c35365fd126ffb74b5231c01bc58edbe9c6e022482dc8905f1dfe18f2931342a"
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 HF 593 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to the issuance and suspension of motor vehicle registrations and certificates of title.

## 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/90/attachments/HF593.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF593_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF593.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-02** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-13** Message from House.
- **2023-03-13** Read first time, attached to SF 497. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2023-04-17** Substituted for SF 497.
- **2023-04-17** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-18** Message from Senate.
- **2023-05-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-05-03** 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/a9681918-dd1a-45c9-bf53-c2c26b81a8d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).