HF2214 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to fees applicable to veterans for camping or the use of rental facilities at state parks or recreation areas.

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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: BODEN
Last action: 2026-02-11
Official status: Subcommittee recommends passage.
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to fees applicable to veterans for camping or the use of rental facilities at state parks or recreation areas.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to fees applicable to veterans for camping or the use of rental facilities at state parks or recreation areas.

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Bill History

2026-02-11 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-02-05 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/10/2026 12:15PM House Lounge.
2026-02-03 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Gearhart, Gerhold and Levin. H.J. 197 .
2026-01-29 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Veterans Affairs. H.J. 175 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to fees applicable to veterans for camping or the use of rental facilities at state parks or recreation areas.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2214

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2214

BY

BODEN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

fees

applicable

to

veterans

for

camping

or

1

the

use

of

rental

facilities

at

state

parks

or

recreation

2

areas.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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2214

Section

1.

Section

455A.14,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

1

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

1.

a.

Notwithstanding

Except

as

provided

in

paragraph

3

“b”

,

notwithstanding

any

provision

of

law

to

the

contrary,

4

the

department

is

authorized

to

establish

fees

for

camping

5

and

use

of

rental

facilities

and

other

special

privileges

at

6

state

parks

and

recreation

areas

under

the

jurisdiction

of

the

7

department.

8

b.

The

department

shall

not

require

a

veteran

of

the

armed

9

forces

of

the

United

States

to

pay

a

fee

for

camping

or

the

use

10

of

rental

facilities

at

state

parks

and

recreation

areas

under

11

the

jurisdiction

of

the

department.

The

department

may

request

12

documentation

of

a

veteran’s

status

for

purposes

of

waiving

any

13

fees

under

this

paragraph.

14

EXPLANATION

15

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

16

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

17

This

bill

relates

to

fees

charged

for

camping

or

the

use

of

18

rental

facilities

at

state

parks

or

recreation

areas.

19

The

bill

allows

a

veteran

of

the

armed

forces

of

the

United

20

States

to

camp

or

use

rental

facilities

at

state

parks

and

21

recreation

areas

under

the

jurisdiction

of

the

department

of

22

natural

resources

(department)

without

a

paying

a

fee.

The

23

bill

allows

the

department

to

request

documentation

of

a

24

veteran’s

status

for

purposes

of

waiving

any

fees

pursuant

to

25

the

bill.

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