Skip, I am going to send my email. I've sent emails the past few years when these stupid bills come around. But, I forget, do I need to copy and past everyones email on this list?
YES!!!!!!!!!
This list is all the folks on the nature resources committee.
If someone could take the time to make an email…. Copy & paste their name & send separately- that would be ideal. Otherwise, put a generic greeting like “Dear Legislature” or whatever & Blind carbon copy all of them. So they don’t see u sent to all of them. They understand this is coming from everyday citizens so it doesn’t need to be perfect.
Solid bullet points, as concise as possible & something unique YOU can add to it. Genuine passion. List all of the insane bills…. They have added 2 to the list in last 2 weeks. They getting crazier by the day. Egregious!!!! Everyone u know MUST write in!!! Even one email & blind CC everyone on this list. We need more folks writing in for sure!!! It’s feb 20 today- we need more writing in!!!!!
*heres most recent list of MADNESS!!!!!
SF277 – NR family member deer tags (O)
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
Subcommittee In person/Virtual Meeting *** 2/20/23 ***
Meeting Details:
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/meetings/subCommMeeting?meetingID=36594
Subcommittee Members to Contact ASAP:
Driscoll:
dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
Trone Garriott:
sarah.trone.garriott@legis.iowa.gov
Zumbach:
dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov
HF322 – Transferable deer tags to landowners (O)
Two free tags to landowner, then they may sell to highest bidder
Sponsored by Rep. Hora - District 92 - Washington Co.
heather.hora@legis.iowa.gov
SF255 – Nonresident deer tags to outfitters – (O)
Sponsored by Sen. Green (Boone)
jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
The bill requires the Natural Resources Committee to reserve 500 of the nonresident antlered or any sex deer hunting licenses for nonresidents who have made a reservation with an outfitter, as defined in the bill, that is currently registered as a business entity with the secretary of state and has maintained registration since prior to July 1, 2022. Referred to Natural Resources
SF138 - Airbows (O) - This bill provides that an airbow is a legal method of take during any deer hunting season in which any firearm is a legal method of take.
Approved by subcommittee with an amendment
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
SF42 - Increases nonresident tag quota from 6,000 to 7,500 (O)
Sponsored by Sen. Klimesh (District 32)
mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
The bill increases the number of nonresidents any sex deer tags from the current 6,000 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. The bill also provides that when a nonresident uses the antlerless deer only deer hunting license and tag that the nonresident is required to purchase with an antlered or any sex deer hunting license to take an antlerless deer in a zone that is above the population goal determined by NRC, then NRC will assign one preference point to the nonresident.
Subcommittee: Driscoll, Bennett and Rozenboom
Legend:
HF - House File HSB - House Study Bill SF - Senate File SSB - Senate Study Bill
(O) – Oppose
(S) – Support
(M)- Monitoring; watching the bill closely for any changes that may occur
(NR)- Not registered; our lobbyist has not declared our position
