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HF 968

A bill for an act relating to licensure fees for professional licenses, permits, and certifications.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Michael Bergan

Standardizes licensure fees for licenses, permits, and certifications into uniform tiers; DIAL coordinates boards and moves to implement through rulemaking.

Subcommittee recommends passage.
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Bill Summary · HF 968

HF 968 — Licensure Fee Standardization

A concise summary of the bill HF 968, introduced in the 2025 session, focused on standardizing licensure fees for professional licenses, permits, and certifications.

Purpose and intent

  • To establish uniform licensure fees across professional licenses, permits, and certifications by tier.
  • The bill directs the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) to coordinate with relevant licensing boards, commissions, committees, councils, and other state government entities identified in the licensure renewal and fee study to develop the uniform fee structure.

Key provisions

1) Uniform fee proposal process
- DIAL must consult with each board, commission, committee, council, and other state entities identified in the licensure renewal and fee study issued under 2024 Iowa Acts, chapter 1170, sections 67 and 68.
- The goal is to propose uniform licensure fees for each license within identified tiers.

2) Regulatory analysis and rulemaking
- Within 18 months after the act’s effective date, DIAL must submit a regulatory analysis of proposed rules necessary to implement the uniform licensure fees for licenses in the applicable tiers.
- This analysis is to be provided to the Administrative Code Editor under section 17A.4A, subsection 4, and is contingent on authority to determine the fee by rule where law allows.

3) Definitions
- “License” is defined to include licenses, permits, or certifications.

What would be affected

  • Licensees: Individuals holding professional licenses, permits, or certifications across various fields.
  • Licensing entities: Boards, commissions, committees, councils, and other state government bodies identified in the referenced study.
  • State government: DIAL and the Administrative Code Editor, which would engage in rulemaking and regulatory analysis.
  • Regulatory framework: Administrative rules would be drafted to implement uniform fees.

Procedural timeline and status

  • Introduced: March 19, 2025
  • Sponsor: BERGAN (primary)
  • Status: Subcommittee recommends passage
  • Legislative actions:
    • 2025-03-19: Introduced and referred to Ways and Means
    • 2025-04-01: Subcommittee meeting held (members listed)
    • 2025-04-08: Subcommittee reassigned
    • 2025-04-15: Subcommittee meeting scheduled (note: 04/16 meeting listed)
    • 2025-04-16: Subcommittee recommends passage

Notable context

  • The bill relies on findings from the licensure renewal and fee study issued under 2024 Iowa Acts, chapter 1170, secs 67–68, to identify the entities to consult and the tiered fee structure to adopt.

If you’d like, I can add a brief comparison to current licensing fee structures in Iowa or map which specific professions might be affected once the uniform tiers are defined.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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