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IA HSB656

SB

Status

Introduced

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Transportation

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Licensed retail motor vehicle dealers may engage in remote sales of vehicles located at any of their places of business, removing the current requirement that vehicles must be at the specific location listed on the dealer's license.

  • Dealers may possess an electronic copy of a vehicle's certificate of title when offering a motor vehicle for remote sale, rather than requiring the physical title document.

  • Removes the prohibition preventing dealers from signing a proposed purchase agreement until receiving an executed agreement from the buyer during remote sales.

  • Buyers who purchase vehicles via remote sale acquire ownership rights at the time of delivery, with sellers required to deliver the certificate of title within 30 days after vehicle delivery.

  • Amends Iowa Code sections 321.45, 321.67, and 322.3 to update motor vehicle title transfer and registration requirements for remote sales transactions.

Legislative Description

A bill for an act relating to remote sales of motor vehicles.(See HF 2485.)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2485.

2/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation2/3/2026

Full Bill Text

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