# Iowa HF 885: A bill for an act relating to deer and wild turkey hunting licenses for disabled veterans. (Formerly HF 692.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. Iowa HF 885, A bill for an act relating to deer and wild turkey hunting licenses for disabled veterans. (Formerly HF 692.) Effective date: 07/01/2025., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS; status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Signed by Governor.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF885-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa HF 885 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to deer and wild turkey hunting licenses for disabled veterans. (Formerly HF 692.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-07 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: natural resources and environment - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (145 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More hunting licenses for disabled nonresident veterans: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa raises this nonresident wild turkey license allocation cap from 75 to 125. Within that total, 75 licenses, up from 25, are set aside for qualifying disabled nonresident veterans and service members. The organized-hunt program also makes 75 nonresident deer licenses avai… - Extra deer licenses for Iowa disabled veterans: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, qualifying Iowa resident disabled veterans can get one extra license to hunt deer of either sex. It is available in addition to any other deer license they qualify for. Hunters can use it during any established firearm deer season, using that season’s allowed hunting method.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-28 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-03-24 | House | Passed House | pass | 95 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-05-06: Signed by Governor. (House) - 2025-05-06: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. (House) - 2025-04-29: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-04-28: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-04-10: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Placed on calendar. (legislature) - 2025-04-07: Committee report, recommending passage. (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2025-03-26: Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2025 8:00AM Senate Lounge. (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Subcommittee: Zumbach, De Witt, and Trone Garriott. (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Read first time, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-03-24: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-03-24: Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. (House) - 2025-03-24: Amendment H-1142 adopted, as amended. (House) - 2025-03-24: Amendment H-1157 to amendment H-1142 filed, adopted. (House) - 2025-03-24: Amendment H-1147 to amendment H-1142 withdrawn. (House) - 2025-03-20: Amendment H-1147 filed. (House) - 2025-03-19: Amendment H-1142 filed. (House) - 2025-03-07: Introduced, placed on calendar. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF885.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF885.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) Effective date: 10/02/20… (signed) - SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions… (signed) - HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduc… (signed) - SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly SSB 3162.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Formerly SF 2317, SSB 3121.) 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