89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2370: Relating to shotguns and ammunition that may be used to hunt turkey

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 it does

This bill relates to shotguns that may be used to hunt turkey. Under current rules, a person may hunt turkey during certain times of the year using a shotgun that is not smaller than 20-gauge. The bill requires the commission to authorize a person hunting turkey with a license that authorizes the use of a shotgun to use a caliber .410 shotgun or a 28-gauge shotgun, which are both smaller than 20-gauge, shooting tungsten shot not smaller than shot size number 10.

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 25, 2022

Rep. Terry C. Baxter (R)
Rep. Dave Jacoby (D) · david.jacoby@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. David E. Maxwell (R)

Lobbying · 5 for, 3 against

For: Iowa Conservation Alliance; Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Izaak Walton League - Iowa Division; National Rifle Association of America; National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.

Against: Iowa Conservation Alliance; Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Izaak Walton League - Iowa Division

In plain words

January 25, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Natural Resources committee · as HSB 609
January 25, 2022House subcommittee named: Baxter, Jacoby and Maxwell · as HSB 609
February 1, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as HSB 609
February 9, 2022Approved by the House committee · as HSB 609
February 9, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2370 · as HSB 609
February 10, 2022Filed in the House
March 10, 2022Withdrawn