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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 549: Creating boat permits for boat liveries, and including retroactive applicability provisions

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

What it does

This bill creates boat permits for boat liveries providing watercraft for use on lakes operated by the United States army corps of engineers that are located on the Des Moines river. The bill prohibits an owner of a boat livery from renting, leasing, or otherwise allowing the use of any watercraft without a sufficient number of boat permits. The bill provides that to obtain boat permits, the owner must submit an application to the department of natural resources (DNR) that will include the number of permits the owner requests to be issued and other information deemed relevant by DNR.

Sponsors

Natural Resources and Environment committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 15, 2026

  • Sen. Lynn Evans (R) · lynn.evans@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Art Staed (D) · art.staed@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against

Against: Suntex Marinas

In plain words

  1. March 6, 2025Filed in the Senate
  2. March 6, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  3. June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate Natural Resources and Environment committee
  4. January 15, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Evans, Costello and Staed

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF549