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IBA Update Week 10

ElkHunter

Life Member
Iowa Bowhunters Association

Legislative Update

Week 10

Please look at SF516. It will have a real detrimental effect on all Iowans that use the public use areas.

We have dropped off any legislation that isn’t moving forward. We will continue to monitor them, making sure they don’t come back as an amendment.

There isn’t any new legislation, but we must continue to remind legislators how we feel about these pieces of legislation listed below. After the initial outrage over legislation, we sometimes become complacent and let things slide. Everything listed below is on the House or Senate calendar, they can/will be brought to the full House or Senate for debate and vote. Now is not the time to let up.

Our Call to Action is receiving lots of visitors, but not enough responders. We try to make it as easy as possible, one click on each piece of legislation. Talking points are already added or you can add your own comments as well.

https://www.iowabowhunters.org/takeaction.html



SF516 – (formerly SSB1198) A bill to change state policy on open spaces, land acquisition and trails

SF516 didn’t pass out of subcommittee this week but was later voted to move on.

We assume that the only group supporting SF516, Farm Bureau put enough pressure on legislator to move it forward. The House Environmental Protection Committee has two meeting scheduled this week; they will not quit till they move SF516 forward. We will have a Call to Action soon on 516. A list of Environmental Protection committee members will be listed at end of this update



SF550 (formerly SSB1125) Natural Resource Funding (IWILL)

On Senate calendar



SF548(formerly SSB1129) Forest Reserve Program Changes

On Senate Calendar



SSB1184Pertains to Depredation Tags (O)

Sponsored by Natural Resource Committee and Sen. Sweeney



SF383Adds Physical Therapist to list as to who OK’s disability permit. (M)

Allows Physical therapist along with a doctor to decides who will receive disabled crossbow permit

Sponsored by Sen. Sweeney – District 27 – Hardin Co. annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov

SF363 is now in the Ways and Means committee and passed out of subcommittee this week. It will make it’s way to full Senate floor. Even Farm Bureau against SF363

SF363 (formerly SF277)NR family member deer tags (O)

Nonresident Family Members Deer Tags (A) - This bill creates a special deer hunting license available to certain nonresident family members. The bill allows a nonresident who is a family member of a resident to purchase a nonresident family member deer hunting license for a fee that is one-half the fee of a nonresident deer hunting license established by the Natural Resource Commission by rule. A nonresident may only use a nonresident family member hunting license while hunting with a resident who is a family member of the nonresident Sponsored by Sen. Klimesh - District 32 - Winneshiek Co. mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov



SF208 – (formerly SF175) Second Chance Bow Tags (O) - This bill allows a person who was unsuccessful in taking a deer during a bow season while using a bow season deer hunting license, to use the license and

unfilled tag during the late muzzleloader season or the January antlerless deer hunting season that follows the

bow season for which the license and tag were valid. A person hunting pursuant to the bill is authorized to hunt

using a crossbow during the January antlerless deer hunting season.

On Senate debate calendar



SJR8 (also HJR6)– Constitutional Amendment right to hunt, fish, trap and harvest wildlife (S)



HF582A veteran with permanent disability due to military service may use a crossbow in any archery season (M)

On House calendar for debate



HF538This is the House version of SF383. Physical Therapist approval for crossbow (O)





HF - House File HSB - House Study Bill SF - Senate File SSB - Senate Study Bill

(O) – Oppose

(S) – Support

(M)- Monitoring

(NR)- Not registered; meaning our lobbyist has not declared our position yet.



Environmental Protection House Members

Dean C. Fisher (R, District 53), Chair

Zach Dieken (R, District 5), Vice Chair

Austin Baeth (D, District 36), Ranking Member


Molly Buck (D, District 41)

Mark Cisneros (R, District 96)

Dave Deyoe (R, District 51)

Jon Dunwell (R, District 38)

Helena Hayes (R, District 88)

Megan Jones (R, District 6)

Bob Kressig (D, District 75)

Elinor A. Levin (D, District 89)

Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65)

Brad Sherman (R, District 91)

Sharon Sue Steckman (D, District 59)

Mark I. Thompson (R, District 56)

Josh Turek (D, District 20)

Adam Zabner (D, District 90)
 
Thanks for posting!!! Write in folks & probably for this group…. Share this with other folks around the state.

I want to highlight one bill on here as example of the POLITICAL CIRCUS these sell out republicans pulled. Look at this one…

“HF582 – A veteran with permanent disability due to military service may use a crossbow in any archery season (M)

On House calendar for debate”

Looks fine right?!?! & who could be against a PERMANENTLY DISABLED VET?!?!? NO ONE!!! Here’s the problem!!!!…. They already can use a crossbow during archery!!!! Anyone that’s disabled can!!! There’s zero reason to put this bill in here. ZERO!!! EXCEPT…. If you’re the crossbow companies & their lobbyists!!!! They target these Words so no one can oppose & so it brings the crossbow to more folks attention. Associating it with “good deeds”. This is a “marketing plan” in reality. Paid for by Ravin Crossbows out of NY - to get Xguns during archery later. U see how slick & disingenuous these folks are?
No one is going to oppose this & the IBA didn’t take a stance. But there’s no legal reason for the bill as they are already covered. This is one more example of the stunts these sell outs pull that target our state so they can make $ or get the XYZ law turned in their favor. The residents & citizens of iowa are not coming up with all this junk.

Back on point! ;) :) ….. big wave of writing in!! I’d write in to everyone in the legislature. With BCC on email- it’s actually really easy & quick.
A generic intro like “dear respected congress member” or whatever. Oppose the bad bills, support the good & Bullet point the reasons why.
Concise, personal, passionate, educational around hunting & to the point.
Go!!!! Get others to write in on all this!!

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Thanks for posting!!! Write in folks & probably for this group…. Share this with other folks around the state.

I want to highlight one bill on here as example of the POLITICAL CIRCUS these sell out republicans pulled. Look at this one…

“HF582 – A veteran with permanent disability due to military service may use a crossbow in any archery season (M)

On House calendar for debate”

Looks fine right?!?! & who could be against a PERMANENTLY DISABLED VET?!?!? NO ONE!!! Here’s the problem!!!!…. They already can use a crossbow during archery!!!! Anyone that’s disabled can!!! There’s zero reason to put this bill in here. ZERO!!! EXCEPT…. If you’re the crossbow companies & their lobbyists!!!! They target these Words so no one can oppose & so it brings the crossbow to more folks attention. Associating it with “good deeds”. This is a “marketing plan” in reality. Paid for by Ravin Crossbows out of NY - to get Xguns during archery later. U see how slick & disingenuous these folks are?
No one is going to oppose this & the IBA didn’t take a stance. But there’s no legal reason for the bill as they are already covered. This is one more example of the stunts these sell outs pull that target our state so they can make $ or get the XYZ law turned in their favor. The residents & citizens of iowa are not coming up with all this junk.

Back on point! ;) :) ….. big wave of writing in!! I’d write in to everyone in the legislature. With BCC on email- it’s actually really easy & quick.
A generic intro like “dear respected congress member” or whatever. Oppose the bad bills, support the good & Bullet point the reasons why.
Concise, personal, passionate, educational around hunting & to the point.
Go!!!! Get others to write in on all this!!

He is missing sf553. It’s no longer sf363.
Sorry I didn't get the new number changed SF363 is now SF553 and is still active and needs attention
 
SF208 passed senate. On to house. Will get HF # now.
My analogous view on defending iowa….. many that share that view are with us….
WE ARE GROWING!!!!! We will never surrender!!!!

 
SF 553 has a fiscal note attached. The note says there are 31,000 resident farm unit owners. If relatives of half the owners apply, 15,000, it will generate 4,000,000 dollars. That’s nearly triple the NR allocation at 6000. It can be up to 31000 extra NR tags. That’s disastrous
 
SF 553 has a fiscal note attached. The note says there are 31,000 resident farm unit owners. If relatives of half the owners apply, 15,000, it will generate 4,000,000 dollars. That’s nearly triple the NR allocation at 6000. It can be up to 31000 extra NR tags. That’s disastrous
My word. What a disaster
 
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