HF 885 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to deer and wild turkey hunting licenses for disabled veterans.

This bill creates a new provision allowing resident disabled veterans to use their deer hunting license and tag during any established deer hunting season. The only requirement is that the hunting method for the chosen season (e.g., bow, firearm) must align with the method authorized by their license. This expands hunting season flexibility for veterans who have a service-connected disability, as verified by the department of veterans affairs. Such hunters must be able to display proof of their resident and disability status if requested by a peace officer, with penalties for non-compliance mirroring existing wildlife laws.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Signed May 6, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a plain text version to a standard legislative reprint format with proper line numbering and headers. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged, including provisions for disabled veterans to receive deer and wild turkey hunting licenses.
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2025 · House Mar 24, 2025

How they voted

490
Passed
Total votes 49
Apr 28, 2025
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican33
33 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
4
May 6, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0.
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 26, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2025 8:00AM Senate Lounge.
legislature
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Zumbach, De Witt, and Trone Garriott.
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0.
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1142 adopted, as amended.
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1157 to amendment H-1142 filed, adopted.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1147 filed.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1142 filed.
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.