SF 293 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the allocation of special nonresident deer hunting licenses.

This bill reallocates 50 special nonresident deer hunting licenses in Iowa. It directs 40 licenses to Iowa conservation organizations (as defined by law) and 10 licenses to the governor, who may accept all, part, or none of the governor's allocation. Unaccepted governor licenses by September 1 are transferred to conservation organizations. The licenses are issued without application upon purchasing a standard nonresident hunting license and waive hunter education requirements, with media from hunts prohibited for political campaigns. The change updates current law to specifically prioritize conservation groups while maintaining the licenses' purpose of promoting Iowa's natural resources to nonresident visitors.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Last action Feb 25, 2025
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Committee
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Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 424.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 18, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/19/2025 1:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Shipley, Pike, and Trone Garriott.
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Natural Resources and Environment.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Tom Shipley
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