SF423 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to deer hunting, including deer depredation and the purchasing of a youth deer hunting license and tag. (Formerly SF 331 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Last action: 2025-05-06
Official status: Signed by Governor . S.J. 943 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to deer hunting, including deer depredation and the purchasing of a youth deer hunting license and tag. (Formerly SF 331 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

A bill for an act relating to deer hunting, including deer depredation and the purchasing of a youth deer hunting license and tag.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to deer hunting, including deer depredation and the purchasing of a youth deer hunting license and tag.
(Formerly SF 331 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-05-06 Iowa Legislature
Signed by Governor . S.J. 943 .
2025-05-06 Iowa Legislature
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 942 .
2025-04-29 Iowa Legislature
Message from Senate. H.J. 1075 .
2025-04-28 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. S.J. 913 .
2025-04-28 Iowa Legislature
Passed Senate , yeas 47, nays 2. S.J. 910 .
2025-04-28 Iowa Legislature
Senate concurred with S-3113 . S.J. 910 .
2025-04-24 Iowa Legislature
Explanation of vote. H.J. 1070 .
2025-04-21 Iowa Legislature
Message from House, with amendment S-3113 . S.J. 831 .
2025-04-17 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. H.J. 985 .
2025-04-17 Iowa Legislature
Passed House , yeas 86, nays 6. H.J. 982 .
2025-04-17 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-1214 adopted. H.J. 982 .
2025-04-17 Iowa Legislature
Substituted for HF 841 . H.J. 982 .
2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 894 .
2025-04-01 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-1214 filed. H.J. 380 .
2025-03-24 Iowa Legislature
Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 788 .
2025-03-24 Iowa Legislature
Message from Senate. H.J. 777 .
2025-03-24 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. S.J. 616 .
2025-03-24 Iowa Legislature
Passed Senate , yeas 49, nays 0. S.J. 614 .
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 deer hunting, including deer depredation and the purchasing of a youth deer hunting license and tag. (Formerly SF 331 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
May 6, 2025
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
Senate File 423, an Act relating to deer hunting, including deer depredation and the
purchasing of a youth deer hunting license and tag.
The above Senate File is hereby approved on this date.
Sinc= ely,
Kim ' , nolds
Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
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Senate File 423
AN ACT
RELATING TO DEER HUNTING, INCLUDING DEER DEPREDATION AND THE
PURCHASING OF A YOUTH DEER HUNTING LICENSE AND TAG.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 481C.2, subsection 2, Code 2025, is
amended to read as follows:
2. The department shall issue depredation permits and
deer shooting permits to any landowner who incurs crop,
horticultural product, tree, or nursery damage of one thousand
dollars or more due to wild animals.
Sec. 2. Section 483A.8, subsection 7, Code 2025, is amended
to read as follows:
7. The department shall make youth deer hunting licenses
available for purchase during the same time period that general
deer hunting licenses are available for purchase, including
through all established deer hunting seasons. A person who is
issued a youth deer hunting license may use the deer hunting
license and tag during the season for which the license was
issued or in any subsequent established deer hunting season
using the a method of take authorized by rulc for each that
Senate File 423, p. 2
season being hunted. If the tag is filled during one of the
seasons the license will not be valid in subsequent seasons.
I t" l K-l_LLr ,•• vt
AMY SINCLA R
President of the Senate
PAT GRASSLE
Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 423, Ninety-first General Assembly.
Approved 2025
/ d y o-W(i(, ,
W. CHARLES SMITHSON
Secreta- of M Senate
KIM
Governor