90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 192: Establishing a scenic byways enhancement fund, including by providing for voluntary contributions to the fund, and including effective date provisions

Became HF 345 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill creates a scenic byways enhancement fund and appropriates moneys in the fund to the department of transportation (DOT) for the support, development, maintenance, and enhancement, including litter prevention, of scenic byways. For each application to renew the registration of a vehicle, the county treasurer or the DOT is required to request that an applicant make a voluntary contribution of $1 or more, computed to the nearest whole dollar, to the scenic byways enhancement fund. Up to percent of the moneys collected by the county may be retained by the county treasurer for deposit in the general fund of the county. The bill takes effect January 1, 2024.

Cost

See the fiscal note

At this time, it is difficult to determine the overall contributions to the Scenic Byways Enhancement Fund and whether any contributions would displace contributions previously made to the Anatomical Gift Public Awareness and Transplantation Fund.

House subcommittee · named February 6, 2023

Rep. Jacob Bossman (R) · jacob.bossman@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Michael R. Bergan (R) · michael.bergan@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Adam Zabner (D) · adam.zabner@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce; Iowa Recycling Association; Iowa Society of Solid Waste Operations (ISOSWO)

In plain words

February 6, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee
February 6, 2023House subcommittee named: Bossman, Bergan and Zabner
February 13, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
February 15, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
February 15, 2023Approved by the House committee
February 20, 2023Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 345
March 9, 2023Withdrawn