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SF 253 — A bill for an act creating a lifetime fur harvester license for disabled veterans.
Last action — Signed by Governor.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on June 06, 2025.
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Bill Text
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The updated version of Senate File 253 establishes a lifetime fur harvester license specifically for disabled veterans. This change is important because it provides a new opportunity for veterans who were disabled during their military service to engage in fur harvesting activities without the need for renewing their license. Additionally, the bill outlines that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will set the license fee and create an application process, with support from the Department of Veterans Affairs for verifying applicants' status. This helps ensure that disabled veterans have access to outdoor resources while acknowledging their service.
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NEW SUBSECTION.SUBSECTION .
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'sveteran’s military service.
As used in this subsection, "disabled“disabled” means entitled to a service connected rating under 38 U.S.C.
______________________________ ______________________________ AMY SINCLAIR PAT GRASSLEY President of the Senate 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______________________________ 2025W. Governor
CHARLES SMITHSON Secretary of the Senate Approved _______________, 2025 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor
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Action History
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Signed by Governor.
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Explanation of vote.
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Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
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Message from House.
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Immediate message.
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Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0.
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Substituted for HF 387.
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Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
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Read first time, passed on file.
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Message from Senate.
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Immediate message.
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Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
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Committee report, approving bill.
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Introduced, placed on calendar.
Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 149 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 61 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 92 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (102)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Jr. | — | Yea |
| Kniff | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Yea |
| Open | — | Not Voting |
| Adam Zabner | Democrat | Yea |
| Aime Wichtendahl | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Yea |
| Austin Baeth | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Yea |
| Brian Meyer | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Gosa | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Dr. Megan L. Srinivas | Democrat | Yea |
| Elinor A. Levin | Democrat | Yea |
| Elizabeth Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Eric J. Gjerde | Democrat | Yea |
| Heather Matson | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Scholten | Democrat | Yea |
| Jeff Cooling | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Konfrst | Democrat | Yea |
| Jerome Amos Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Josh Turek | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Croken | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Kenan Judge | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry McBurney | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsay James | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Lee Madison | Democrat | Yea |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Yea |
| Rob Johnson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ross Wilburn | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sean Bagniewski | Democrat | Yea |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Yea |
| Tracy A. Ehlert | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ann Meyer | Republican | Yea |
| Austin Harris | Republican | Yea |
| Barb Kniff McCulla | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Gustoff | Republican | Yea |
| Blaine C. Watkins | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Henderson | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Siegrist | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brett Barker | Republican | Yea |
| Brian K. Lohse | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brooke Boden | Republican | Yea |
| Carter F. Nordman | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Behn | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Ingels | Republican | Yea |
| Charley Thomson | Republican | Yea |
| Christian A. Hermanson | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Golding | Republican | Yea |
| Craig P. Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Steven Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Gehlbach | Republican | Yea |
| David E. Young | Republican | Yea |
| David L. Blom | Republican | Yea |
| David Sieck | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Derek Wulf | Republican | Not Voting |
| Devon Wood | Republican | Yea |
| Dr. Steven P. Bradley | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie Andrews | Republican | Yea |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Yea |
| Hans C. Wilz | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Hora | Republican | Yea |
| Helena Hayes | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Stone | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Yea |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Gearhart | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Dunwell | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua Meggers | Republican | Yea |
| Judd Lawler | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cisneros | Republican | Yea |
| Mark I. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Rinker | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Vondran | Republican | Yea |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Yea |
| Ray Sorensen | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Weldon | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Wengryn | Republican | Yea |
| Samantha Fett | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Latham | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Yea |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Yea |
| Taylor R. Collins | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Gerhold | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas M. Jeneary | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Determann | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Shipley | Republican | Yea |
| Travis M. Sitzmann | Republican | Yea |
| Zach Dieken | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 47 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Celsi | — | Not Voting |
| De Witt | — | Yea |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Yea |
| Izaah Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Janice Weiner | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Matt Blake | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Zimmer | Democrat | Yea |
| Molly Donahue | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Yea |
| Thomas Townsend | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Yea |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Wahls | Democrat | Yea |
| Adrian Dickey | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Yea |
| Annette Sweeney | Republican | Yea |
| Carrie Koelker | Republican | Not Voting |
| Charlie McClintock | Republican | Yea |
| Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Sires | Republican | Yea |
| David D. Rowley | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn Driscoll | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Campbell | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Reichman | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Green | Republican | Yea |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Yea |
| Kara Warme | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Yea |
| Kerry Gruenhagen | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Alons | Republican | Yea |
| Lynn Evans | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bousselot | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Klimesh | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Pike | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Webster | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Shipley | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 91 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Samad | — | Yea |
| Anderson | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Baxter | — | Yea |
| Best | — | Yea |
| Bohannan | — | Yea |
| Breckenridge | — | Yea |
| Brink | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Cahill | — | Yea |
| Cohoon | — | Yea |
| Deyoe | — | Yea |
| Forbes | — | Yea |
| Fry | — | Yea |
| Gobble | — | Yea |
| Graber | — | Yea |
| Gustafson | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Hansen | — | Yea |
| Hein | — | Yea |
| Hite | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Isenhart | — | Yea |
| Jacobsen | — | Yea |
| Kerr | — | Yea |
| Klein | — | Yea |
| Landon | — | Yea |
| Mascher | — | Yea |
| Maxwell | — | Yea |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| Mitchell | — | Yea |
| Oldson | — | Yea |
| Osmundson | — | Yea |
| Paustian | — | Yea |
| Running-Marquardt | — | Yea |
| Sexton | — | Yea |
| Shipley | — | Yea |
| Steckman | — | Yea |
| Sunde | — | Yea |
| Thede | — | Yea |
| Thorup | — | Yea |
| Wolfe | — | Yea |
| Worthan | — | Yea |
| Dolecheck | — | Not Voting |
| Prichard | — | Not Voting |
| Amy Nielsen | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Art Staed | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democrat | Yea |
| Bob Kressig | Democrat | Yea |
| Brian Meyer | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Winckler | Democrat | Yea |
| David Jacoby | Democrat | Yea |
| Eric J. Gjerde | Democrat | Yea |
| Jennifer Konfrst | Democrat | Yea |
| Kenan Judge | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsay James | Democrat | Yea |
| Liz Bennett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Molly Donahue | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Monica Kurth | Democrat | Yea |
| Rick L. Olson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ross Wilburn | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruth Ann Gaines | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Timi M. Brown-Powers | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Tracy A. Ehlert | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann Meyer | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Siegrist | Republican | Yea |
| Brian K. Lohse | Republican | Yea |
| Brooke Boden | Republican | Yea |
| Carter F. Nordman | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Ingels | Republican | Not Voting |
| Charlie McClintock | Republican | Yea |
| Cherielynn Westrich | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Steven Williams | Republican | Yea |
| David Sieck | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dean Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Dr. Steven P. Bradley | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie Andrews | Republican | Yea |
| Gary M. Mohr | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Stone | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Bossman | Republican | Yea |
| Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| John H. Wills | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cisneros | Republican | Yea |
| Mark I. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Matt W. Windschitl | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Michael R. Bergan | Republican | Yea |
| Norlin G. Mommsen | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Grassley | Republican | Yea |
| Ray Sorensen | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Salmon | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Latham | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Lundgren | Republican | Yea |
| Skyler Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Steven C. Holt | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Gerhold | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Jay Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas M. Jeneary | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (51)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bolkcom | — | Yea |
| Boulton | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Carlin | — | Yea |
| Celsi | — | Yea |
| Chapman | — | Yea |
| Cournoyer | — | Yea |
| Edler | — | Yea |
| Giddens | — | Yea |
| Goodwin | — | Yea |
| Jochum | — | Yea |
| Kinney | — | Yea |
| Lykam | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Ragan | — | Yea |
| Shipley | — | Yea |
| Trone | — | Yea |
| Whiting | — | Yea |
| Zaun | — | Yea |
| Hogg | — | Not Voting |
| Nunn | — | Not Voting |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Trone Garriott | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Yea |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Wahls | Democrat | Yea |
| Adrian Dickey | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Yea |
| Annette Sweeney | Republican | Yea |
| Carrie Koelker | Republican | Yea |
| Craig P. Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Steven Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dawson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn Driscoll | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Reichman | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Green | Republican | Yea |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Klimesh | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Yea |
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- SF 253 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT.
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