Establishing a scenic byways enhancement fund, including by providing for voluntary contributions to the fund, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions

Sponsored by the House Appropriations (successor To Hf 971) (successor To Hf 581) (successor To Hf 130) Committee, Rep. Michael R. Bergan (R)

Topics:State budget

Same legislation: HF 130, HF 581, HF 971, HF 2353

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 27, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 29, 2025
Done: House committeeFebruary 12, 2025
Done: Passes the HouseMarch 31, 202693–0
Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

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, 2026.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Changed since by amendment H-8269; see Amendments. Full bill text

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Named April 6, 2026. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§307.50 §321.44B

Amends§331.557

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Tried before

HF 345Passed a chamber90th GA

91st General Assembly

HF 130Renumbered HF 581Renumberedfrom HF 130 HF 971Renumberedfrom HF 581 HF 2353Renumberedfrom HF 971 HF 2741Passed a chamberfrom HF 2353

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This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

HF 345 Establishing a scenic byways enhancement fund, including by providing for voluntary contri…
90th General Assembly · Passed House · nearly identical
Passed a chamber

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