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A bill for an act relating to natural resources, including office locations of the director of natural resources, state park user fee pilot programs, the delegation of powers and duties concerning state preserves, and age requirements for hunting deer with pistols or revolvers.(Formerly SSB 3101 .)

A bill for an act relating to natural resources, including office locations of the director of natural resources, state park user fee pilot programs, the delegation of powers and duties concerning state preserves, and age requirements for hunting deer with pistols or revolvers.(Formerly SSB 3101 .)

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 AND ENVIRONMENT
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
Withdrawn. S.J. 504 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to natural resources, including office locations of the director of natural resources, state park user fee pilot programs, the delegation of powers and duties concerning state preserves, and age requirements for hunting deer with pistols or revolvers.(Formerly SSB 3101 .)

A bill for an act relating to natural resources, including office locations of the director of natural resources, state park user fee pilot programs, the delegation of powers and duties concerning state preserves, and age requirements for hunting deer with pistols or revolvers.(Formerly SSB 3101 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to natural resources, including office locations of the director of natural resources, state park user fee pilot programs, the delegation of powers and duties concerning state preserves, and age requirements for hunting deer with pistols or revolvers.(Formerly SSB 3101 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature

    Withdrawn. S.J. 504 .

  2. 2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature

    HF 2215 substituted. S.J. 503 .

  3. 2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature

    Attached to HF 2215 . S.J. 493 .

  4. 2026-02-05 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 219 .

  5. 2026-02-05 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 213 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to natural resources, including office locations of the director of natural resources, state park user fee pilot programs, the delegation of powers and duties concerning state preserves, and age requirements for hunting deer with pistols or revolvers.(Formerly SSB 3101 .)

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

2230

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2230

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

NATURAL

RESOURCES

AND

ENVIRONMENT

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

3101)

(COMPANION

TO

HF

2215

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

NATURAL

RESOURCES)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

natural

resources,

including

office

1

locations

of

the

director

of

natural

resources,

state

park

2

user

fee

pilot

programs,

the

delegation

of

powers

and

duties

3

concerning

state

preserves,

and

age

requirements

for

hunting

4

deer

with

pistols

or

revolvers.

5

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

455A.4,

subsection

1,

paragraph

h,

Code

1

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

h.

Maintain

an

office

at

or

near

the

state

capitol

complex,

3

which

is

office

shall

be

open

at

all

reasonable

times

for

the

4

conduct

of

public

business.

5

Sec.

2.

Section

456A.14,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

6

follows:

7

456A.14

Temporary

appointments

——

peace

officer

status.

8

The

director

may

appoint

temporary

officers

for

a

period

9

not

to

exceed

six

months

and

may

adopt

minimum

physical,

10

educational,

mental,

and

moral

requirements

for

the

temporary

11

officers.

Chapter

80B

does

not

apply

to

the

temporary

12

officers.

Temporary

officers

have

all

the

powers

of

peace

13

officers

in

the

enforcement

of

this

chapter

and

chapters

321G

,

14

321I

,

456B

,

461A

,

461B

,

462A

,

462B

,

465C

,

481A

,

481B

,

482

,

15

483A

,

484A

,

and

484B

,

sections

455A.14A

and

455A.14B

,

and

the

16

trespass

laws.

17

Sec.

3.

Section

465C.8,

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

18

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

19

The

department

commission

shall

have

the

following

powers

20

and

duties

with

respect

to

this

chapter

:

21

Sec.

4.

Section

465C.9,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

22

follows:

23

465C.9

Articles

of

dedication.

24

1.

The

public

agency

or

private

owner

shall

complete

25

articles

of

dedication

on

forms

approved

by

the

department

26

commission

.

When

the

articles

of

dedication

have

been

approved

27

by

the

governor,

the

department

commission

shall

record

them

28

with

the

county

recorder

for

the

county

or

counties

in

which

29

the

area

is

located.

30

2.

The

articles

of

dedication

may

contain

restrictions

31

on

development,

sale,

transfer,

method

of

management,

32

public

access,

and

commercial

or

other

use,

and

may

contain

33

such

other

provisions

as

may

be

necessary

to

further

the

34

purposes

of

this

chapter

.

They

The

articles

may

define

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the

respective

jurisdictions

of

the

owner

or

operating

1

agency

and

the

department

commission

.

They

The

articles

may

2

provide

procedures

to

be

applied

in

case

of

violation

of

the

3

dedication.

They

The

articles

may

recognize

reversionary

4

rights.

They

The

articles

may

vary

in

provisions

from

one

5

preserve

to

another

in

accordance

with

differences

in

relative

6

conditions.

7

Sec.

5.

Section

465C.10,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

8

follows:

9

465C.10

When

dedicated

as

a

preserve.

10

An

area

shall

become

a

preserve

when

it

has

been

approved

11

by

the

department

commission

for

dedication

as

a

preserve,

12

whether

in

public

or

private

ownership,

formally

dedicated

as

a

13

preserve

within

the

system

by

a

public

agency

or

private

owner

,

14

and

designated

by

the

governor

as

a

preserve.

15

Sec.

6.

Section

465C.11,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

16

follows:

17

465C.11

Area

held

in

trust.

18

1.

An

area

designated

as

a

preserve

within

the

system

is

19

hereby

declared

put

to

its

highest,

best,

and

most

important

20

use

for

public

benefit.

It

shall

be

held

in

trust

and

shall

21

not

be

alienated

except

to

another

public

use

upon

a

finding

22

by

the

department

commission

of

imperative

and

unavoidable

23

public

necessity

and

with

the

approval

of

the

commission,

the

24

general

assembly

by

concurrent

resolution

,

and

the

governor.

25

The

department’s

commission’s

interest

or

interests

in

any

26

area

designated

as

a

preserve

shall

not

be

taken

under

the

27

condemnation

statutes

of

this

state

without

such

a

finding

of

28

imperative

and

unavoidable

public

necessity

by

the

department

29

commission

,

and

with

the

consent

of

the

commission,

the

general

30

assembly

by

concurrent

resolution

,

and

the

governor.

31

2.

The

department

commission

,

with

the

approval

of

the

32

governor,

may

enter

into

amendments

to

any

articles

of

33

dedication

upon

its

finding

that

such

amendment

will

not

34

permit

an

impairment,

disturbance,

or

development

of

the

area

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inconsistent

with

the

purposes

of

this

chapter

.

1

3.

Before

the

department

commission

shall

make

a

finding

2

of

imperative

and

unavoidable

public

necessity,

or

shall

3

enter

into

any

amendment

to

articles

of

dedication,

the

4

department

commission

shall

provide

notice

of

such

proposal

5

and

opportunity

for

any

person

to

be

heard.

Such

notice

shall

6

be

published

at

least

once

in

a

newspaper

with

a

general

7

circulation

in

the

county

or

counties

wherein

the

area

directly

8

affected

is

situated,

and

mailed

within

ten

days

of

such

9

published

notice

to

all

persons

who

have

requested

notice

of

10

all

such

proposed

actions.

Each

notice

shall

set

forth

the

11

substance

of

the

proposed

action

and

describe,

with

or

without

12

legal

description,

the

area

affected,

and

shall

set

forth

a

13

place

and

time

not

less

than

sixty

days

thence

for

all

persons

14

desiring

to

be

heard

to

have

reasonable

opportunity

to

be

heard

15

prior

to

the

finding

of

the

department

commission

.

16

Sec.

7.

Section

481A.48,

subsection

5,

Code

2026,

is

amended

17

to

read

as

follows:

18

5.

The

commission

shall

establish

one

or

more

pistol

or

19

revolver

seasons

for

hunting

deer

as

separate

firearm

seasons

20

or

to

coincide

with

one

or

more

other

firearm

deer

hunting

21

seasons.

Any

pistol

or

revolver

with

a

barrel

length

of

at

22

least

four

inches

and

firing

straight

wall

or

other

centerfire

23

ammunition

propelling

an

expanding-type

bullet

with

a

maximum

24

diameter

of

no

less

than

three

hundred

fifty

thousandths

of

25

one

inch

and

no

larger

than

five

hundred

thousandths

of

one

26

inch

and

with

a

published

or

calculated

muzzle

energy

of

five

27

hundred

foot

pounds

or

higher

is

legal

for

hunting

deer

during

28

the

pistol

or

revolver

seasons.

The

commission

shall

adopt

29

rules

to

allow

black

powder

pistols

or

revolvers

for

hunting

30

deer.

The

rules

may

limit

types

of

projectiles.

A

person

who

31

is

twenty

years

of

age

or

less

under

the

age

of

eighteen

shall

32

not

hunt

deer

with

a

pistol

or

revolver

unless

that

person

is

33

accompanied

and

under

direct

supervision

throughout

the

hunt

34

by

a

responsible

person

with

a

valid

hunting

license

who

is

at

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least

twenty-one

years

of

age,

with

the

consent

of

a

parent,

1

guardian,

or

spouse

who

is

at

least

twenty-one

years

of

age,

2

pursuant

to

section

724.22,

subsection

4

.

The

responsible

3

person

with

a

valid

hunting

license

who

is

at

least

twenty-one

4

years

of

age

shall

be

responsible

for

the

conveyance

of

the

5

pistol

or

revolver

while

the

pistol

or

revolver

is

not

actively

6

being

used

for

hunting.

A

person

possessing

a

prohibited

7

pistol

or

revolver

while

hunting

deer

commits

a

scheduled

8

violation

under

section

805.8B,

subsection

3

,

paragraph

“h”

,

9

subparagraph

(5).

10

Sec.

8.

Section

805.8C,

subsection

14,

Code

2026,

is

amended

11

by

striking

the

subsection.

12

EXPLANATION

13

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

14

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

15

This

bill

relates

to

natural

resources,

including

office

16

locations

for

the

director

of

the

department

of

natural

17

resources,

state

park

user

fee

pilot

programs,

the

delegation

18

of

powers

and

duties

concerning

state

preserves,

and

age

19

requirements

for

hunting

deer

with

pistols

or

revolvers.

20

The

bill

removes

references

to

the

Lake

Manawa

and

Waubonsie

21

state

park

user

fee

pilot

programs

that

repealed

by

their

own

22

terms

on

December

31,

2025.

23

Under

current

law,

the

director

of

the

department

of

natural

24

resources

(DNR)

must

maintain

an

office

at

the

state

capitol.

25

The

bill

allows

the

office

to

be

at

or

near

the

state

capitol.

26

Under

current

law,

DNR

has

certain

powers

and

duties

27

regarding

state

preserves.

The

bill

transfers

all

these

powers

28

and

duties

to

the

natural

resource

commission.

29

Under

current

law,

a

person

who

is

20

years

of

age

of

less

30

is

not

allowed

to

hunt

deer

with

a

pistol

or

revolver

unless

31

accompanied

by

person

who

is

at

least

21

years

of

age

with

32

a

valid

hunting

license

and

with

the

consent

of

a

parent,

33

guardian,

or

spouse

who

is

at

least

21

years

of

age.

The

bill

34

changes

the

age

threshold

from

20

years

of

age

or

less

to

under

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the

age

of

18.

The

bill

also

makes

corresponding

changes

to

1

supervision

requirements

by

allowing

a

person

who

is

18

years

2

old

or

older

with

a

valid

hunting

license

and

the

required

3

consent

to

supervise

a

person

under

the

age

of

18

in

hunting

4

deer

with

a

pistol

or

revolver

with

certain

limitations.

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