ElkHunter
Life Member
Iowa Bowhunters Association
Legislative Update
Week 9
Legislative Update
Week 9
Last Friday March 3rd was the first funnel date, which means any legislation not passed out of committee is not eligible to move forward as stand-alone legislation. 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
SSB1198 – 1198 would make public land acquisition nearly impossible (O)
SSB1184 – Pertains to Depredation Tags (O)
Sponsored by Natural Resource Committee and Sen. Sweeney
SF383 – Adds 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.
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)
HF582 – A veteran with permanent disability due to military service may use a crossbow in any archery season (M)
On House calendar for debate
HF538 – This is the House version of SF383. Physical Therapist approval for crossbow (O)
