HF1015 • 2026

A bill for an act prohibiting counties from charging a fee to operate a registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle on secondary roads.(Formerly HF 257 .)

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Last action: 2026-01-15
Official status: Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Townsend, and Zumbach. S.J. 107 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act prohibiting counties from charging a fee to operate a registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle on secondary roads.(Formerly HF 257 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act prohibiting counties from charging a fee to operate a registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle on secondary roads.(Formerly HF 257 .)

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Bill History

2026-01-15 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Townsend, and Zumbach. S.J. 107 .
2026-01-14 Iowa Legislature
Referred to Transportation. S.J. 69 .
2026-01-14 Iowa Legislature
* * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
2025-04-28 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Schultz, Bisignano, and Rowley. S.J. 915 .
2025-04-23 Iowa Legislature
Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. S.J. 863 .
2025-04-23 Iowa Legislature
Message from House. S.J. 863 .
2025-04-22 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. H.J. 1033 .
2025-04-22 Iowa Legislature
Passed House , yeas 87, nays 5. H.J. 1026 .
2025-04-17 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 986 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act prohibiting counties from charging a fee to operate a registered all-terrain vehicle or off-road utility vehicle on secondary roads.(Formerly HF 257 .)

Current Bill Text

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House

File

1015

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

1015

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

APPROPRIATIONS

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HF

257)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

prohibiting

counties

from

charging

a

fee

to

operate

a

1

registered

all-terrain

vehicle

or

off-road

utility

vehicle

2

on

secondary

roads.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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1015

Section

1.

Section

321I.10,

subsection

4,

Code

2025,

is

1

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

2

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

c.

A

county

shall

not

charge

a

fee

to

3

operate

a

registered

all-terrain

vehicle

or

off-road

utility

4

vehicle

on

secondary

roads

within

the

county.

5

EXPLANATION

6

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

7

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

8

Under

current

law,

a

registered

all-terrain

vehicle

(ATV)

9

or

off-road

utility

vehicle

(UTV)

may

be

operated

on

specified

10

types

of

secondary

roads

(e.g.,

unpaved

roads,

paved

roads

over

11

certain

routes,

and

other

paved

roads

if

authorized

by

the

12

county).

However,

a

county

may

prohibit

the

operation

of

ATVs

13

and

UTVs

on

a

secondary

road

or

segment

thereof

under

certain

14

circumstances

(e.g.,

when

closed

to

traffic,

designated

as

a

15

detour

route,

or

by

ordinance

for

limited

periods).

16

This

bill

prohibits

a

county

from

charging

a

fee

to

operate

a

17

registered

ATV

or

UTV

on

secondary

roads

within

the

county.

A

18

similar

provision

exists

under

current

law

prohibiting

a

city

19

from

charging

a

fee

to

operate

a

registered

ATV

or

UTV

within

20

the

city.

21

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