SF2178 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to eligibility requirements for lifetime hunting, fishing, and fur harvester licenses.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: SHIPLEY
Last action: 2026-03-26
Official status: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to eligibility requirements for lifetime hunting, fishing, and fur harvester licenses.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to eligibility requirements for lifetime hunting, fishing, and fur harvester licenses.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-03-26 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760 .
2026-03-19 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar. H.J. 710 .
2026-03-18 Iowa Legislature
Committee vote: Yeas, 18. Nays, 1. Excused, 2. H.J. 710 .
2026-03-18 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 710 .
2026-03-05 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2026 8:45AM House Lounge.
2026-02-26 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Gearhart, Fisher and Jacoby. H.J. 461 .
2026-02-25 Iowa Legislature
Read first time, referred to Natural Resources. H.J. 416 .
2026-02-24 Iowa Legislature
Message from Senate. H.J. 399 .
2026-02-24 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. S.J. 383 .
2026-02-24 Iowa Legislature
Passed Senate , yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 382 .
2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar.
2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 284 .
2026-02-11 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-02-09 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2026 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
2026-02-05 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Shipley, Dotzler, and Pike. S.J. 214 .
2026-02-03 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. S.J. 186 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to eligibility requirements for lifetime hunting, fishing, and fur harvester licenses.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Senate

File

2178

-

Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2178

BY

SHIPLEY

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

eligibility

requirements

for

lifetime

1

hunting,

fishing,

and

fur

harvester

licenses.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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S.F.

2178

Section

1.

Section

483A.10,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

4.

A

person

who

should

attain

the

age

of

3

sixty-five

at

any

point

during

the

calendar

year

in

which

the

4

person

applies

is

eligible

for

any

lifetime

hunting,

fishing,

5

or

fur

harvester

license

issued

by

the

department

that

requires

6

the

applicant

to

have

attained

the

age

of

sixty-five.

7

EXPLANATION

8

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

9

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

10

This

bill

relates

to

eligibility

requirements

for

lifetime

11

hunting,

fishing,

and

fur

harvester

licenses.

The

bill

expands

12

eligibility

requirements

for

any

lifetime

hunting,

fishing,

and

13

fur

harvester

license

issued

by

the

department

that

requires

14

the

applicant

to

have

attained

the

age

of

65

to

include

any

15

person

who

should

attain

the

age

of

65

at

any

point

during

the

16

calendar

year

in

which

the

person

applies

for

the

license.

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