Iowa SF633 Forest and Fruit-Tree Reservations Fee Program
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Summary
Iowa Senate Bill SF633 passed the Senate on May 13, 2025, with a 31-14 vote, and received a favorable recommendation from the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on April 8, 2026. The bill establishes a program fee for forest and fruit-tree reservations and includes contingent effective date provisions. The legislation now awaits full House consideration.
What changed
Iowa SF633, formerly SF 219, creates a new fee program for forest and fruit-tree reservations in Iowa. The bill passed the Senate 31-14 on May 13, 2025, with amendment S-3164 adopted. A House subcommittee recommends passage as of April 8, 2026, with the bill currently pending before the House Ways and Means Committee.
Affected parties include agricultural landowners, forestry operations, and property owners with fruit-tree reservations who may be subject to new program fees under this legislation. The contingent effective date provisions mean compliance timelines remain dependent on future triggering events, likely related to program implementation or funding availability.
What to do next
- Monitor SF633 progress through Iowa House
- Assess forest reservation fee program implications for affected landholdings
- Prepare comments for potential House committee consideration
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ChangeBridge / Iowa / SF633 Passed SF633 SF Passed 2025-05-13
A bill for an act relating to forest and fruit-tree reservations by establishing a program fee and including contingent effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 219.)
Bill Details
State Iowa
Session 91st General Assembly
Chamber Senate
Committee Ways and Means
Official Source www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga...
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Action History
2026-04-08 H Subcommittee recommends passage. 2026-04-07 H Subcommittee Meeting: 04/08/2026 12:00PM House Lounge. 2026-03-31 H Subcommittee: Wulf, Meggers and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 785. 2026-03-26 H Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 759. 2025-05-13 H Fiscal note. 2025-05-13 H Message from Senate. H.J. 1172. 2025-05-13 S Immediate message. S.J. 998. 2025-05-13 S Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 14. S.J. 997. 2025-05-13 S Amendment S-3164 adopted. S.J. 997. 2025-05-12 S Amendment S-3164 filed. S.J. 977. 2025-04-24 S Fiscal note. 2025-04-21 S Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 844. 2025-04-21 S Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. S.J. 843.
Votes
2025-04-21 Senate Ways And Means Report Yea: 12 Nay: 6 2025-05-13 Shall the bill pass? Yea: 31 Nay: 14
Committee Referrals
2025-04-21 S Ways and Means 2026-03-26 H Ways and Means
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2025-04-21 Introduced 2025-05-13 Amended Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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