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

SF 2142: Relating to deer hunting licenses available to nonresident hunters

Became SF 2344 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to deer hunting licenses available to nonresident hunters. Currently, the natural resource commission (NRC) issues up to 6,000 antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses to nonresidents. The bill increases that amount to 7,500. The bill requires NRC to make 750 of the antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses available to nonresident applicants who have zero preference points. A drawing for those licenses shall occur prior to a drawing in current law for applicants with the most preference points that continues to pools of applicants with successively fewer preference points until all available nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses have been issued.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

Senate File 2344 will result in an increase of revenue of $954,000 annually to the Fish and Wildlife Trust Fund.

Senate subcommittee · named February 1, 2022

  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jim Lykam (D)

Lobbying · 0 for, 3 against

Against: Iowa Bowhunters Association; Iowa Conservation Alliance; Pheasants Forever, Inc. & Quail Forever

In plain words

  1. January 31, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Natural Resources and Environment committee
  2. February 1, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Driscoll and Lykam
  3. February 8, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 21, 2022Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2344

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF2142