Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to allowable deer hunting practices by multiple hunters and making penalties applicable
Sponsored by the Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee
Topics:Environment & natural resources
Same legislation: SSB 1078
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 4, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 4, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 24, 2025
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, 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 New rules would define the difference between group hunting and party hunting for people in Iowa. Residents could participate in party hunting under certain rules, but people from other states would not be allowed to do it. Breaking these rules is a simple misdemeanor that carries a $35 fine.1
Read the official explanation
This bill defines group hunting and party hunting. The bill allows group hunting for both resident and nonresident hunters. Additionally, the bill allows for the practice of party hunting among persons with a resident hunting license, subject to rules adopted by the natural resource commission, but prohibits the practice among persons with nonresident hunting licenses. Under current rules, party hunting is allowed for residents during the first and second regular gun seasons and the January antlerless deer only seasons. A person who violates the bill commits a simple misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled fine of $35.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 14, 2026. It hasn’t reported yet.
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