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Relating to family members hunting on a farm unit
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 17, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 18, 2024
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Landowners and tenants can now give free wild turkey and deer hunting licenses to their adult children, even if those children do not live in Iowa. This change expands the list of family members who can hunt for free on a farm unit. Additionally, these family members will no longer count toward the limit on nonresident deer hunting licenses.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to family members hunting on a farm unit. Under current law, only a spouse or minor child who is a resident can qualify for the free wild turkey or deer hunting licenses issued to landowners and tenants. The bill changes the definition of “family member” for purposes of free wild turkey and deer hunting licenses issued to landowners and tenants to include the spouse and both minor and adult children of the owner or tenant regardless of the family member’s residency status. The bill also excludes deer hunting licenses obtained by family members under Code section 483.24, subsection 2, from the nonresident license limits even if the family member is not a resident of Iowa.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 18, 2024. On January 24, 2024 it recommended indefinite postponement. [].
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