A bill for an act relating to nonresident deer hunting licenses.
This bill changes Iowa's rules for nonresident deer hunters. Currently, nonresidents buying an antlered or "any sex" deer hunting license must also buy an antlerless deer license at the same time. The bill modifies this by requiring the antlerless license purchase only if the hunting zone isn't designated as exempt by the wildlife commission. Nonresident hunters in designated zones would no longer need to purchase the antlerless license alongside their primary license. This affects nonresident hunters purchasing deer licenses in Iowa's specified hunting zones.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 12, 2026
Signed May 15, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican34
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 15, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 86, nays 0.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 2.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 2, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/03/2026 8:30AM RM 304.
legislature
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Collins, Baeth and Harris.
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0.
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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