Iowa 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HF 604 — A bill for an act relating to commercial fishing to remove underused, undesirable, and injurious organisms from waters of the state, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 318.) Effective 7-1-19.

Last action — Signed by Governor.

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 04, 2019. Enacted.

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Bill Text

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House File 604 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 604 BY COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES (SUCCESSOR TO HF 318) A BILL FOR An Act relating to commercial fishing to remove underused, undesirable, and injurious organisms from waters of the state, and including applicability provisions.
House File 604 - Enrolled House File 604 AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL FISHING TO REMOVE UNDERUSED, UNDESIRABLE, AND INJURIOUS ORGANISMS FROM WATERS OF THE STATE, AND INCLUDING APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS.
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Section 1.
604 Section 1.
Sections 482.4 , 482.6, and 482.14 do not apply to these contracts.
Sections 482.4, 482.6, and 482.14 do not apply to these contracts.
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A person who enters into such a contract with the director, and any subcontractor under such a contract, shall have an appropriate valid commercial license under section 482.4.
However, other persons assisting with performance of the contract or subcontract may be unlicensed.
House File 604, p.
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EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
______________________________ ______________________________ LINDA UPMEYER CHARLES SCHNEIDER Speaker of the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 604, Eighty-eighth General Assembly.
Under current law, a person who has a contract with the department of natural resources to remove underused, undesirable, or injurious organisms from the waters of the state is exempt from obtaining a license, tagging commercial fishing equipment, and submitting monthly reports to the department when acting within the scope of the contract.
______________________________ CARMINE BOAL Chief Clerk of the House Approved _______________, 2019 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor
This bill removes those exemptions.
The bill applies to contracts becoming effective on and after January 1, 2020.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor.

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.

  3. Message from House.

  4. Immediate message.

  5. Passed House, yeas 98 nays none.

  6. House concurred in Senate amendment H-1299.

  7. Senate amendment H-1299 filed.

  8. Message from Senate.

  9. Immediate message.

  10. Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 1.

  11. Amendment S-3117 adopted.

  12. Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  13. Amendment S-3117 filed.

  14. Committee report, recommending passage.

  15. Subcommittee reassigned: Kapucian, Boulton, and Segebart.

  16. Subcommittee: Sweeney, Boulton, and Segebart.

  17. Read first time, referred to Natural Resources and Environment.

  18. Message from House.

  19. Immediate message.

  20. Passed House, yeas 99, nays none.

  21. Introduced, placed on calendar.

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Not signed on (150)

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