---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the display of a validation sticker on a vehicle registration plate."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the display of a validation sticker on a vehicle registration plate."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 257"
citation: "Iowa SF 257 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["driving", "license plates", "motor vehicle registration", "transportation department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-11"
last_action: "2025-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40aa8ef6-98bc-47b4-a0cb-77a933bc1813"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 257&ga=91"
source_hash: "23dc9c5f40688acf9f8903cdfd0cec8696ec4a5b9746c53f2f63dc499c62ec7a"
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 257 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the display of a validation sticker on a vehicle registration plate.

## 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/91/attachments/SF257.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF257.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF257_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF257.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-11** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-02-11** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-17** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-17** Message from Senate.
- **2025-03-18** Read first time, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee: Henderson, Gosa and Wood.
- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2025 8:00AM RM 304.1.
- **2025-03-27** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-31** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-31** Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 2.
- **2025-04-01** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-21** Passed House, yeas 91, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-22** Message from House.
- **2025-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-06** 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/40aa8ef6-98bc-47b4-a0cb-77a933bc1813`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).