A bill for an act relating to eligibility requirements for lifetime hunting, fishing, and fur harvester licenses.
SF 2178 expands eligibility for Iowa's lifetime hunting, fishing, and fur harvester licenses. It allows applicants who will turn 65 during the calendar year they apply to qualify, rather than requiring them to have already turned 65 by the application date. This change directly affects Iowans aged 64 who apply for these licenses in the year they reach age 65. The bill modifies existing law to make the eligibility requirement more inclusive for applicants approaching their 65th birthday.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2026
Last action Mar 26, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
R
Republican34
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 18. Nays, 1. Excused, 2.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 4, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2026 8:45AM House Lounge.
legislature
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Gearhart, Fisher and Jacoby.
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 9, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2026 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Shipley, Dotzler, and Pike.
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Natural Resources and Environment.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Shipley
RRepublican
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