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HF2064 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2293 , HF 2784 .)

A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2293 , HF 2784 .)

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
GEARHART
Last action
2026-04-29
Official status
Withdrawn. H.J. 1043 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2293 , HF 2784 .)

A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2293 , HF 2784 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2293 , HF 2784 .)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-29 Iowa Legislature

    Withdrawn. H.J. 1043 .

  2. 2026-02-05 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2293 .

  3. 2026-02-03 Iowa Legislature

    Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. H.J. 199 .

  4. 2026-02-03 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 199 .

  5. 2026-01-28 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  6. 2026-01-21 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2026 12:00PM House Lounge.

  7. 2026-01-15 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Gearhart, Fisher and Jacoby. H.J. 117 .

  8. 2026-01-14 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Natural Resources. H.J. 79 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2293 , HF 2784 .)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
House

File

2064

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2064

BY

GEARHART

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

fees

for

lifetime

fur

harvester

licenses,

1

and

including

effective

date

provisions.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

TLSB

5045YH

(3)

91

sb/js

H.F.

2064

Section

1.

Section

483A.24,

subsection

17,

Code

2026,

is

1

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

17.

Upon

payment

of

a

fee

established

by

rules

adopted

3

pursuant

to

section

483A.1

of

five

dollars,

and

any

processing

4

fee,

for

a

lifetime

fur

harvester

license,

the

department

shall

5

issue

a

lifetime

fur

harvester

license

to

a

resident

of

Iowa

6

who

has

served

in

the

armed

forces

of

the

United

States

on

7

federal

active

duty

and

who

was

disabled

during

that

veteran’s

8

military

service.

The

department

shall

prepare

an

application

9

to

be

used

by

a

person

requesting

a

lifetime

fur

harvester

10

license

under

this

subsection

.

The

department

of

veterans

11

affairs

shall

assist

the

department

in

verifying

the

status

or

12

claims

of

applicants

under

this

subsection

.

As

used

in

this

13

subsection

,

“disabled”

means

entitled

to

a

service

connected

14

rating

under

38

U.S.C.

ch.

11.

15

Sec.

2.

REFUNDS.

Within

thirty

days

of

the

enactment

of

16

this

Act,

the

department

of

natural

resources

shall

issue

a

17

refund

to

a

resident

of

Iowa

issued

a

lifetime

fur

harvester

18

license

under

section

483A.24,

subsection

17,

Code

2025,

who

19

paid

a

total

of

greater

than

seven

dollars

in

fees

for

a

20

lifetime

fur

harvester

license.

The

amount

of

the

refund

shall

21

be

the

total

amount

paid

by

the

resident

for

the

lifetime

fur

22

harvester

license

in

excess

of

seven

dollars.

23

Sec.

3.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

Act,

being

deemed

of

immediate

24

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

25

EXPLANATION

26

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

27

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

28

This

bill

relates

to

fees

for

lifetime

fur

harvester

29

licenses.

Under

current

law,

the

fee

for

a

lifetime

fur

30

harvester

license

is

established

by

rule

by

the

department

of

31

natural

resources

(DNR).

The

bill

sets

the

fee

at

$5,

plus

any

32

additional

processing

fee.

33

Additionally,

the

bill

requires

DNR

to

refund

a

resident

of

34

Iowa

who

previously

purchased

a

lifetime

fur

harvester

license

35

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5045YH

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91

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H.F.

2064

the

amount

the

resident

paid

in

excess

of

$7.

Lifetime

fur

1

harvester

licenses

are

currently

available

for

purchase

by

2

residents

of

Iowa

who

served

in

the

armed

forces

of

the

United

3

States

on

federal

active

duty

and

who

were

disabled

during

4

military

service.

5

The

bill

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

6

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5045YH

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