SF555 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the size requirement of a farm unit for purposes of receiving special turkey and deer hunting licenses.(Formerly SF 247 .)

Agriculture

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: 2025-06-16
Official status: Referred to Natural Resources and Environment. S.J. 1058 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the size requirement of a farm unit for purposes of receiving special turkey and deer hunting licenses.(Formerly SF 247 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the size requirement of a farm unit for purposes of receiving special turkey and deer hunting licenses.(Formerly SF 247 .)

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Bill History

2025-06-16 Iowa Legislature
Referred to Natural Resources and Environment. S.J. 1058 .
2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 689 .
2025-03-06 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 439 .
2025-03-06 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 431 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the size requirement of a farm unit for purposes of receiving special turkey and deer hunting licenses.(Formerly SF 247 .)

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

555

-

Introduced

SENATE

FILE

555

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

NATURAL

RESOURCES

AND

ENVIRONMENT

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SF

247)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

size

requirement

of

a

farm

unit

for

1

purposes

of

receiving

special

turkey

and

deer

hunting

2

licenses.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

4

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S.F.

555

Section

1.

Section

483A.24,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

1

subparagraph

(2),

subparagraph

division

(a),

Code

2025,

is

2

amended

to

read

as

follows:

3

(a)

(i)

Are

in

tracts

of

two

or

more

contiguous

acres

for

4

parcels

for

which

subparagraph

subdivision

(ii)

does

not

apply

.

5

(ii)

Are

in

tracts

of

twenty

or

more

contiguous

acres

for

6

parcels

bought

on

or

after

January

11,

2027.

7

EXPLANATION

8

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

9

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

10

This

bill

relates

to

size

requirements

of

a

farm

unit

for

11

purposes

of

receiving

special

turkey

and

deer

hunting

licenses.

12

Under

current

Code

section

483A.24,

a

“farm

unit”

is

defined

13

to

include

parcels

of

land

in

tracts

of

two

or

more

contiguous

14

acres.

The

bill

amends

the

definition

of

“farm

unit”

to

15

require

the

inclusion

of

parcels

of

land

in

tracts

of

20

or

16

more

contiguous

acres

for

parcels

bought

on

or

after

January

17

11,

2027.

Code

section

483A.24

authorizes

an

owner

or

tenant

18

of

a

farm

unit

to

receive

special

turkey

and

deer

hunting

19

licenses

for

use

on

the

farm

unit.

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