Bill Text: IA SF74 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to lifetime fishing and hunting licenses issued to certain resident disabled veterans.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [SF74 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2013-SF74-Introduced.html
Senate File 74 - Introduced SENATE FILE 74 BY DANIELSON A BILL FOR An Act relating to lifetime fishing and hunting licenses issued 1 to certain resident disabled veterans. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1708XS (2) 85 av/sc
S.F. 74 Section 1. Section 483A.24, subsection 15, Code 2013, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 15. a. Upon payment of the fee of five dollars for a 3 lifetime fishing license or lifetime hunting and fishing 4 combined license, the department shall issue a lifetime fishing 5 license or lifetime hunting and fishing combined license to 6 a resident of Iowa who has served in the armed forces of the 7 United States on federal active duty and who was disabled or 8 was a prisoner of war during that veteran’s military service as 9 defined in paragraph “c” . 10 b. The department shall prepare an application to be used 11 by a person requesting a lifetime fishing license or lifetime 12 hunting and fishing combined license under this subsection . 13 The department of veterans affairs shall assist the department 14 in verifying the status or claims of applicants under this 15 subsection . As used in this subsection , “disabled” means 16 entitled to a service connected rating under 38 U.S.C. ch. 11. 17 c. For the purposes of this subsection, “resident” means a 18 natural person who meets all of the following conditions: 19 (1) Served in the armed forces of the United States on 20 federal active duty and was disabled or was a prisoner of war 21 during that veteran’s military service. 22 (2) Physically resides in this state at the time of applying 23 for or purchasing a license under this subsection. 24 (3) Paid personal income tax to the state of Iowa for the 25 year previous to the year in which a license is applied for or 26 purchased under this subsection. 27 EXPLANATION 28 This bill provides that for purposes of obtaining a special 29 lifetime fishing or lifetime hunting and fishing combined 30 license that is available to Iowa residents who are disabled 31 veterans, a “resident” of Iowa includes a disabled veteran who 32 resides in the state at the time the license is applied for 33 or purchased and who paid personal income tax to the state of 34 Iowa for the year previous to the year in which the license 35 -1- LSB 1708XS (2) 85 av/sc 1/ 2
S.F. 74 application is applied for or purchased. 1 Currently, in order to be considered a resident of Iowa, a 2 disabled veteran must physically reside in the state as the 3 person’s principal and primary residence for a period of not 4 less than 90 consecutive days immediately before applying for 5 or purchasing a resident license and have an Iowa driver’s 6 license or nonoperator’s identification card. 7 -2- LSB 1708XS (2) 85 av/sc 2/ 2
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