90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
HF 375: Relating to hunting near schools, and making penalties applicable
Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to hunting near schools. Current law generally prohibits a person from discharging a firearm or shooting or attempting to shoot game or fur-bearing animals within 200 yards of a building inhabited by people or domestic livestock or within 200 yards of a feedlot. The bill prohibits a person from using a bow within yards of the premises of a school to take or attempt to take a game or fur-bearing animal. Additionally, the bill prohibits a person from using a firearm or other hunting device, other than a bow, within one-half mile of the premises of a school to take or attempt to take a game or fur-bearing animal. A person who violates the bill is subject to a scheduled fine of $35.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against
For: Brady United Against Gun Violence; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa
In plain words
- February 21, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Natural Resources committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF375