Bill Text: IA SF22 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to lifetime hunting and fishing licenses available for certain disabled veterans.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-12 - Subcommittee: Edler, McClintock, and Weiner. S.J. 119. [SF22 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF22-Introduced.html
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BY
ZAUN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
lifetime
hunting
and
fishing
licenses
1
available
for
certain
disabled
veterans.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
483A.24,
subsection
16,
Code
2023,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
16.
Upon
payment
of
the
fee
established
by
rules
adopted
3
pursuant
to
section
483A.1
for
a
lifetime
fishing
license
or
4
lifetime
hunting
and
fishing
combined
license,
the
department
5
shall
issue
a
lifetime
fishing
license
or
lifetime
hunting
and
6
fishing
combined
license
to
a
resident
of
Iowa
who
has
served
7
in
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
on
federal
active
8
duty
and
who
was
disabled
or
was
a
prisoner
of
war
during
that
9
veteran’s
military
service.
The
department
shall
prepare
10
an
application
to
be
used
by
a
person
requesting
a
lifetime
11
fishing
license
or
lifetime
hunting
and
fishing
combined
12
license
under
this
subsection
.
The
department
of
veterans
13
affairs
shall
assist
the
department
in
verifying
the
status
or
14
claims
of
applicants
under
this
subsection
.
As
used
in
this
15
subsection
,
“disabled”
means
entitled
to
a
service
connected
16
rating
under
38
U.S.C.
ch.
11.
17
Sec.
2.
Section
483A.24,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
18
following
new
subsection:
19
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
21.
The
department
shall
issue
without
20
fee
a
lifetime
fishing
license
or
lifetime
hunting
and
fishing
21
combined
license
to
a
resident
of
Iowa
who
has
served
in
the
22
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
on
federal
active
duty
and
23
who
was
disabled
during
that
veteran’s
military
service.
The
24
department
shall
prepare
an
application
to
be
used
by
a
person
25
requesting
a
lifetime
fishing
license
or
lifetime
hunting
26
and
fishing
combined
license
under
this
subsection.
Upon
27
application,
the
person
shall
provide
proof
of
service
in
the
28
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
on
federal
active
duty,
29
proof
of
disability
resulting
from
that
service,
a
disability
30
rating
of
at
least
zero
percent
determined
by
the
department
of
31
veterans
affairs,
and
proof
of
Iowa
residency
at
the
time
of
32
application.
The
department
of
veterans
affairs
shall
assist
33
the
department
in
verifying
the
status
or
claims
of
applicants
34
under
this
subsection.
As
used
in
this
subsection,
“disabled”
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means
entitled
to
a
service-connected
rating
between
zero
and
1
one
hundred
percent
under
38
U.S.C.
ch.
11.
2
EXPLANATION
3
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
4
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
5
This
bill
relates
to
lifetime
hunting
and
fishing
licenses
6
available
to
certain
disabled
veterans.
Under
current
law,
a
7
resident
who
served
in
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
on
8
federal
active
duty
and
who
was
disabled
during
that
veteran’s
9
military
service
shall
be
issued
a
lifetime
fishing
license
or
10
lifetime
hunting
and
fishing
combined
license
after
payment
of
11
a
fee
established
by
rule.
12
Under
the
bill,
a
resident
disabled
veteran
may
apply
for
13
and
receive
a
lifetime
fishing
license
or
a
lifetime
hunting
14
and
fishing
combined
license
without
fee.
A
person
applying
15
for
a
license
under
the
bill
shall
provide
proof
of
service
in
16
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
on
federal
active
duty,
17
proof
of
disability
resulting
from
that
service,
a
disability
18
rating
of
at
least
0
percent
determined
by
the
department
of
19
veterans
affairs,
and
proof
of
Iowa
residency
at
the
time
of
20
application.
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
veterans
21
affairs
to
assist
the
department
of
natural
resources
in
22
verifying
the
status
or
claims
of
applicants
under
the
bill.
23
For
purposes
of
the
bill,
“disability”
means
entitled
to
a
24
service-connected
rating
between
0
and
100
percent
under
38
25
U.S.C.
ch.
11.
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