HF646 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to hunting seasons during which a nonambulatory hunter may use certain firearms with a specifically issued deer hunting license.(Formerly HF 205 .)

Firearms

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Last action: 2025-04-03
Official status: Referred to Natural Resources. H.J. 895 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to hunting seasons during which a nonambulatory hunter may use certain firearms with a specifically issued deer hunting license.(Formerly HF 205 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to hunting seasons during which a nonambulatory hunter may use certain firearms with a specifically issued deer hunting license.(Formerly HF 205 .)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature
Referred to Natural Resources. H.J. 895 .
2025-02-28 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 472 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to hunting seasons during which a nonambulatory hunter may use certain firearms with a specifically issued deer hunting license.(Formerly HF 205 .)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

House

File

646

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

646

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

NATURAL

RESOURCES

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HF

205)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

hunting

seasons

during

which

a

nonambulatory

1

hunter

may

use

certain

firearms

with

a

specifically

issued

2

deer

hunting

license.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

4

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H.F.

646

Section

1.

Section

483A.8C,

subsection

1,

Code

2025,

is

1

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

1.

A

nonambulatory

person

who

is

a

resident

may

be

issued

3

one

any

sex

deer

hunting

license

to

hunt

deer

with

a

shotgun,

4

muzzleloading

rifle,

or

any

handgun

or

rifle

described

in

5

section

481A.48

during

any

established

firearm

deer

hunting

6

season.

If

the

tag

is

filled

during

one

of

the

seasons,

the

7

license

will

not

be

valid

in

subsequent

seasons.

A

person

who

8

applies

for

a

license

pursuant

to

this

section

shall

complete

9

a

form,

as

required

by

rule,

that

is

signed

by

a

physician

who

10

verifies

that

the

person

is

nonambulatory.

11

EXPLANATION

12

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

13

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

14

This

bill

limits

the

hunting

seasons

during

which

a

15

nonambulatory

hunter

may

use

certain

firearms

with

an

any

sex

16

deer

hunting

license.

17

Currently,

a

nonambulatory

hunter

may

use

a

shotgun

or

18

certain

handguns

or

rifles

while

using

an

any

sex

deer

hunting

19

license

during

any

established

deer

hunting

season.

20

The

bill

limits

the

seasons

a

nonambulatory

hunter

may

use

a

21

shotgun

or

certain

handguns

or

rifles

while

using

an

any

sex

22

deer

hunting

license

to

any

firearm

deer

season.

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