HF95 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the use of blue lights on vessels operating on waters under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission.(See HF 863 .)

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: NORDMAN
Last action: 2026-03-02
Official status: Withdrawn. H.J. 484 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to the use of blue lights on vessels operating on waters under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission.(See HF 863 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the use of blue lights on vessels operating on waters under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission.(See HF 863 .)

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Bill History

2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature
Withdrawn. H.J. 484 .
2025-03-07 Iowa Legislature
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 863 .
2025-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. H.J. 508 .
2025-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 508 .
2025-02-03 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2025-01-29 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/03/2025 12:00PM RM 304.1.
2025-01-29 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Harris, Collins and Kurth. H.J. 140 .
2025-01-21 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Natural Resources. H.J. 103 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the use of blue lights on vessels operating on waters under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission.(See HF 863 .)

Current Bill Text

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House

File

95

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

95

BY

NORDMAN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

use

of

blue

lights

on

vessels

operating

1

on

waters

under

the

jurisdiction

of

the

natural

resource

2

commission.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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H.F.

95

Section

1.

Section

462A.12,

subsection

4,

Code

2025,

is

1

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

4.

No

person

shall

operate

on

the

waters

of

this

state

3

under

the

jurisdiction

of

the

commission

any

vessel

displaying

4

or

reflecting

a

blue

light

or

flashing

blue

light

unless

such

5

vessel

is

an

authorized

emergency

vessel.

6

EXPLANATION

7

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

8

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

9

Current

law

prohibits

vessels

from

displaying

or

reflecting

10

solid

or

flashing

blue

lights

when

operating

on

waters

under

11

the

natural

resource

commission’s

jurisdiction

unless

the

12

vessel

is

an

authorized

emergency

vessel.

A

person

who

13

violates

this

prohibition

is

subject

to

a

scheduled

fine

of

14

$35.

This

bill

removes

the

prohibition

on

displaying

or

15

reflecting

solid

blue

lights

while

operating

a

vessel

in

waters

16

under

the

commission’s

jurisdiction.

The

display

or

reflection

17

of

flashing

blue

lights

is

still

prohibited.

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