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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people of the state have a right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife
Sponsored by Rep. Dean Fisher (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2025
- Done: Approved in committeeFebruary 11, 2025
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDid not pass
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: Passes again next General AssemblyThe same wording, after an election
- Next: Voters decideOn the next general election ballot
Did not pass It didn’t pass both chambers before the General Assembly ended. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If passed, this amendment would add a right for Iowans to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife using traditional methods. It would also make these activities a preferred way for the state to manage and control wildlife populations. These rights would still be subject to laws that protect conservation and natural resources.1
Read the official explanation
This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people of this state have the right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife, including by the use of traditional methods, subject to laws enacted by the general assembly and rules adopted that promote wildlife conservation and management, that maintain natural resources for public use, and that preserve the future of hunting, fishing, trapping, and harvesting wildlife. 7 proposed amendment further states that hunting, fishing, trapping, and harvesting wildlife shall be a preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife and that the proposed amendment shall not be construed to modify any provision of law relating to eminent domain, trespass, property rights, or water resources. The resolution, if adopted, would be published and then referred to the next general assembly (92nd) for adoption, before being submitted to the electorate for ratification.
Why it matters. Iowans would gain a constitutional right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife using traditional methods, though these activities remain subject to state laws and conservation rules. The amendment would also establish hunting, fishing, trapping, and harvesting as preferred methods for managing and controlling wildlife populations.2
1 written public comment to its subcommittee: January 20, 2026 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
Lobbying
13 for · 4 against · 9 undecided · Who →
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in 3 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.
- HJR 2 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people …90th General Assembly · Renumbered as HJR 6 · same titleCleared committee
- HJR 6 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people …90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same titleCleared committee
- SJR 12 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people …90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same titleCleared committee
- SJR 8 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people …90th General Assembly · Renumbered as SJR 12 · same titleCleared committee
- HJR 8 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people …89th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · same titleCleared committee
- SJR 14 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people …88th General Assembly · In committee · very similarCleared committee
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