---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to personalized fire fighter and emergency medical services special registration plates, and providing fees."
description: "A bill for an act relating to personalized fire fighter and emergency medical services special registration plates, and providing fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2579"
citation: "Iowa HF 2579 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["emergency medical care", "emergency medical services plates", "fees", "fire departments", "fire fighter plates", "license plates", "motor vehicle registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-19"
last_action: "2024-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22778371-8c66-4727-92cd-55712e9e0e53"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2579&ga=90"
source_hash: "29a8628c4fc984b9b83abdd5ec19186436ab99dcdcf785ed679d02330b2f3dd5"
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 2579 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to personalized fire fighter and emergency medical services special registration plates, and providing fees.

## 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/HF2579.html)
2. **Amendment H-8072** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8072.pdf)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2579_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2579.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-26** Fiscal note.
- **2024-02-26** Amendment H-8072 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-27** Point of order raised on amendment H-8072, ruled not germane.
- **2024-02-27** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Explanations of votes.
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-27** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-28** Message from House.
- **2024-02-28** Read first time, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-04** Subcommittee: Dickey, Bennett, and Webster.
- **2024-03-04** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/06/2024 12:30PM Room 315.
- **2024-03-06** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on calendar.
- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-04-09** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-09** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-18** Fiscal note.
- **2024-04-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-04-19** 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/22778371-8c66-4727-92cd-55712e9e0e53`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).