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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 130) Committee, Rep. Michael R. Bergan (R)

Topics:State budgetTransportation

Same legislation: HF 130, HF 581, HF 2353, HF 2741

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Also covers HF 130 and HF 581 and HF 2353 and HF 2741.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 27, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 29, 2025
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 12, 2025
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2353
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 2353 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2353 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Iowa will create a new fund to help pay for the upkeep and cleaning of scenic roads. When people renew their vehicle registrations, they will have the option to donate one dollar or more to this fund. Some of the money collected can stay with local county treasurers to help fund their own county's general budget.1

Read the official explanation

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.

Changed since by amendment H-8269; see Amendments.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named January 20, 2026. On February 3, 2026 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§307.50§321.44B

Amends§331.557

How the Code works3

Lobbying

3 for · 0 against · 11 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

HF 486Passed a chamber89th GAHF 192Renumbered90th GA

91st General Assembly

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

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

  • HF 192 Establishing a scenic byways enhancement fund, including by providing for voluntary contri…
    90th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 345 · nearly identical
    Cleared committee
  • HF 486 Establishing a scenic byways enhancement fund, including by providing for voluntary contri…
    89th General Assembly · Passed House · nearly identical
    Passed a chamber

Matched by wording or an identical title.