90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 42: Relating to deer hunting licenses available to nonresident hunters
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 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 use a random draw process that is weighted to favor applicants with the most preference points to assign nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses until all available nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses have been issued.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 23, 2023
- Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Liz Bennett (D) · liz.bennett@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 0 for, 3 against
Against: Iowa Bowhunters Association; Iowa Conservation Alliance; Izaak Walton League - Iowa Division
In plain words
- January 11, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Natural Resources and Environment committee
- January 12, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Bennett and Rozenboom
- January 23, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Bennett and Shipley
- January 24, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
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/90/SF42