SF 247 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the size requirement of a farm unit for purposes of receiving special turkey and deer hunting licenses.

This bill changes Iowa's requirement for farm units to qualify for special turkey and deer hunting licenses. Currently, a farm unit must consist of "two or more contiguous acres," but the bill amends this to require "40 or more contiguous acres." This directly affects farmers or landowners seeking these special hunting licenses, as only larger farm units meeting the new size threshold would qualify. The change modifies a specific definition in state code without altering other license terms or costs.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2025
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Total actions
6
Key actions
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Committee
5
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 555.
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee reassigned: Shipley, Zimmer, and Zumbach.
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/20/2025 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Shipley, Staed, and Zumbach.
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Natural Resources and Environment.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Tom Shipley
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