SF422 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to allowable deer hunting practices by multiple hunters and making penalties applicable.(Formerly SSB 1078 .)

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: 2026-01-14
Official status: Subcommittee: Costello, Bennett, and Evans. S.J. 89 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to allowable deer hunting practices by multiple hunters and making penalties applicable.(Formerly SSB 1078 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to allowable deer hunting practices by multiple hunters and making penalties applicable.(Formerly SSB 1078 .)

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Bill History

2026-01-14 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Costello, Bennett, and Evans. S.J. 89 .
2026-01-14 Iowa Legislature
* * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
2025-06-16 Iowa Legislature
Referred to Natural Resources and Environment. S.J. 1057 .
2025-03-25 Iowa Legislature
Amendment S-3055 filed. S.J. 642 .
2025-02-25 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 358 .
2025-02-25 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 351 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to allowable deer hunting practices by multiple hunters and making penalties applicable.(Formerly SSB 1078 .)

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

422

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

422

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

NATURAL

RESOURCES

AND

ENVIRONMENT

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

1078)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

allowable

deer

hunting

practices

by

multiple

1

hunters

and

making

penalties

applicable.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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422

Section

1.

Section

483A.8,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

10.

a.

As

used

in

this

subsection:

3

(1)

“Group

hunting”

means

the

practice

of

more

than

one

4

hunter

hunting

for

deer

on

the

same

parcel

of

land

either

in

5

cooperation

with

each

other

or

individually

and

using

only

a

6

tag

issued

to

the

hunter

who

has

taken

the

deer.

7

(2)

“Party

hunting”

means

the

practice

of

more

than

one

8

hunter

sharing

the

total

number

of

tags

possessed

by

the

9

hunters

and

allowing

any

hunter

to

use

any

tag

on

any

deer

10

taken

by

a

member

of

the

party.

Party

hunting

does

not

include

11

the

practice

of

group

hunting.

12

b.

Group

hunting

is

allowed

for

nonresident

and

resident

13

hunters.

14

c.

Party

hunting

is

allowed

for

resident

hunters

subject

to

15

rules

adopted

by

the

commission.

Nonresident

hunters

shall

not

16

engage

in

party

hunting.

17

EXPLANATION

18

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

19

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

20

This

bill

defines

group

hunting

and

party

hunting.

The

bill

21

allows

group

hunting

for

both

resident

and

nonresident

hunters.

22

Additionally,

the

bill

allows

for

the

practice

of

party

hunting

23

among

persons

with

a

resident

hunting

license,

subject

to

rules

24

adopted

by

the

natural

resource

commission,

but

prohibits

the

25

practice

among

persons

with

nonresident

hunting

licenses.

26

Under

current

rules,

party

hunting

is

allowed

for

residents

27

during

the

first

and

second

regular

gun

seasons

and

the

January

28

antlerless

deer

only

seasons.

29

A

person

who

violates

the

bill

commits

a

simple

misdemeanor

30

punishable

by

a

scheduled

fine

of

$35.

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