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Bills › 89th General Assembly

HF 22Died when the session ended · January 12, 2021

Relating to the hunting of black bears, and making penalties applicable

Topics:Environment & natural resources

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2021
  2. Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
  3. Next: House committee
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Iowa would classify black bears as game animals, meaning people can only hunt or possess them during specific seasons set by the state. If someone hunts a bear outside of these rules, they could face fines and must pay $2,500 in damages. The Department of Natural Resources also has the power to take away any illegally caught bears.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to the hunting of black bears. The bill designates black bears as a game animal. The bill prohibits a person from willfully disturbing, pursuing, shooting, killing, taking or attempting to take, or having in possession a black bear outside of an open season established by the natural resource commission. The commission may allow for the hunting of black bears subject to limitations the commission imposes. A violation of the bill is subject to a scheduled fine dependent on the matter of the offense relating to an unlawful take or attempt to take. shall pay civil damages in the amount of $2,500. A black bear taken in violation of the provisions of the bill is subject to seizure by the director of the department of natural resources.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§481A.1§481A.130§481A.48

How the Code works3

Lobbying

2 for · 0 against · 2 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

HF 2341Cleared committee88th GAHF 2133Cleared committee88th GA

89th General Assembly

HF 22Cleared committee

Picked up later

HF 89Renumbered90th GA

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

  • HF 2133 Relating to the hunting of black bears, and making penalties applicable
    88th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
    Cleared committee
  • HF 2341 Relating to the hunting of black bears, and making penalties applicable
    88th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
    Cleared committee

Similar bills this General Assembly

  • HF 89 Relating to the hunting of black bears, and making penalties applicable
    90th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 175
    Nearly identical

Matched by wording or an identical title.