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SF253 • 2026

A bill for an act creating a lifetime fur harvester license for disabled veterans. (Formerly SSB 1079 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

A bill for an act creating a lifetime fur harvester license for disabled veterans. (Formerly SSB 1079 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Last action
2025-06-06
Official status
Signed by Governor . S.J. 1051 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

A bill for an act creating a lifetime fur harvester license for disabled veterans. (Formerly SSB 1079 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

A bill for an act creating a lifetime fur harvester license for disabled veterans.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act creating a lifetime fur harvester license for disabled veterans.
  • (Formerly SSB 1079 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-06 Iowa Legislature

    Signed by Governor . S.J. 1051 .

  2. 2025-05-20 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1223 .

  3. 2025-05-19 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1050 .

  4. 2025-05-12 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 967 .

  5. 2025-05-12 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 1140 .

  6. 2025-05-12 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 90, nays 0. H.J. 1133 .

  7. 2025-05-12 Iowa Legislature

    Substituted for HF 387 . H.J. 1133 .

  8. 2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 894 .

  9. 2025-03-12 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 615 .

  10. 2025-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 607 .

  11. 2025-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 485 .

  12. 2025-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 485 .

  13. 2025-02-11 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 245 .

  14. 2025-02-11 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 238 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act creating a lifetime fur harvester license for disabled veterans. (Formerly SSB 1079 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
G OVERNOR
June 6, 2025
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
Senate File 253, an Act creating a lifetime fur harvester license for disabled veterans.
The above Senate File is hereby approved on this date.
Sincejely,
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Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
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Senate File 253
AN ACT
CREATING A LIFETIME FUR HARVESTER LICENSE FOR DISABLED
VETERANS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 483A.24, Code 2025, is amended by adding
the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION. 16A. Upon payment of a fee established
by rules adopted pursuant to section 483A.1 for a lifetime
fur harvester license, the department shall issue a lifetime
fur harvester license to a resident of Iowa who has served in
the armed forces of the United States on federal active duty
and who was disabled during that veteran's military service.
The department shall prepare an application to be used by a
person requesting a lifetime fur harvester license under this
subsection. The department of veterans affairs shall assist
the department in verifying the status or claims of applicants
Senate File 253, p. 2
President of the Senate
under this subsection. As used in this subsection, " disabled
means entitled to a service connected rating under 38 U.S.C.
ch. 11.
PAT GRASSLEY
Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 253, Ninety-first General Assembly.
Approved 2025
Governor