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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa Senate File 2408 Updates Motor Vehicle Dealer Title, Recordkeeping, and Remote Sales Rules
Last action · April 30, 2026: Signed by Governor . H.J. 1067 .
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What This Bill Does
Iowa Senate File 2408 updates regulations for licensed motor vehicle dealers by allowing parent or controlling entities to hold vehicle titles, establishing specific record storage and electronic delivery timelines for the Department of Transportation, and setting disclosure and documentation rules for remote vehicle sales.
Licensed motor vehicle dealers and parent controlling entities must comply with new record retention deadlines, electronic disclosure mandates for s, and altered requirements for title possession.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Motor vehicle dealers
Dealers face new requirements for record storage locations, rapid electronic record production timelines, mandatory disclosures during remote sales, and modified title possession rules.
Remote vehicle buyers
Buyers must receive specific disclosures regarding vehicle location, electronic title status, and estimated delivery dates during remote transactions.
Department of Transportation
The department receives expanded authority to request electronic and physical records and process electronic title and registration applications.
Key Facts
- A licensed motor vehicle dealer is deemed to possess vehicle title rights if the certificate of title is issued or assigned to an entity with direct ownership or control over the dealer.
- Dealers must store all records at a dealer place of business or at a U.S. place of business of an entity with direct ownership or control over the dealer.
- Dealers must provide electronic records to the Department of Transportation within 24 hours of receiving a request.
- Dealers must provide physical records to the department within a reasonable time considering postal delivery.
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- For remote sales, a dealer or an entity with direct ownership or control over the dealer must possess the certificate of title at the time of sale.
- Remote sale vehicle titles may be in an electronic format created, stored, or transferred through a secure electronic system approved by the department.
- Dealers engaging in remote sales must disclose if the vehicle is not located in the state, if the title is electronic, and the estimated delivery date.
- Dealers must produce proof of title ownership to the department upon request and retain records regarding vehicle storage, title status, and remote sale documents.
- Electronic signatures applied to digital images of physical titles originally printed via secure processes are accepted for odometer disclosures, provided the original title is marked void or surrendered.
- Remote sales of motor vehicles are explicitly classified as not being door-to-door sales and are exempt from Code chapter 555A.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can motor vehicle dealers store their business records under the new law?
How quickly must dealers respond to electronic record requests from the Department of Transportation?
Are remote motor vehicle sales subject to door-to-door sales laws?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
30 actions- Apr 30, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by Governor . H.J. 1067 .
- Apr 30, 2026HouseReported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1067 .
- Mar 17, 2026HouseMessage from Senate. H.J. 675 .
- Mar 17, 2026SenateImmediate message. S.J. 584 .
- Mar 17, 2026SenateFloorPassed Senate , yeas 41, nays 2. S.J. 583 .
- Mar 17, 2026SenateSubstituted for SF 2408 . S.J. 583 .
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- Mar 17, 2026SenateWithdrawn. S.J. 584 .
- Mar 17, 2026SenateHF 2485 substituted. S.J. 583 .
- Mar 9, 2026SenateIntroducedRead first time, attached to SF 2408 . S.J. 493 .
- Mar 9, 2026HouseMessage from House. S.J. 493 .
- Mar 9, 2026SenateAttached to HF 2485 . S.J. 493 .
- Mar 5, 2026HouseImmediate message. H.J. 601 .
- Mar 5, 2026HouseFloorPassed House , yeas 85, nays 0. H.J. 583 .
- Mar 5, 2026HouseFloorAmendment H-8141 adopted. H.J. 582 .
- Mar 3, 2026HouseAmendment H-8141 filed. H.J. 526 .
- Feb 19, 2026SenateCommittee report, approving bill. S.J. 341 .
- Feb 19, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 329 .
- Feb 18, 2026Iowa LegislatureCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2408 .
- Feb 16, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 297 .
- Feb 16, 2026Iowa LegislatureCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2485 .
- Feb 11, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Feb 11, 2026HouseCommittee vote: Yeas, 18. Nays, 2. Excused, 1. H.J. 287 .
- Feb 11, 2026HouseCommittee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 287 .
- Feb 10, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2026 2:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- Feb 9, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee: Zumbach, Bennett, and Rozenboom.
- Feb 9, 2026Iowa LegislatureIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Transportation.
- Feb 5, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Feb 3, 2026HouseSubcommittee Meeting: 02/05/2026 12:15PM House Lounge.
- Feb 3, 2026HouseSubcommittee: Williams, Johnson, R. and Siegrist. H.J. 197 .
- Feb 3, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 195 .
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