Senate
File
2026
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2026
BY
CHELGREN
,
BEHN
,
BERTRAND
,
ANDERSON
,
SHIPLEY
,
COSTELLO
,
KRAAYENBRINK
,
SCHULTZ
,
SINCLAIR
,
KAPUCIAN
,
KINNEY
,
BOWMAN
,
ROZENBOOM
,
GARRETT
,
GUTH
,
WHITVER
,
and
JOHNSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
possession
and
use
of
certain
handguns
while
1
hunting
deer
and
including
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
481A.48,
subsection
5,
Code
2016,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
5.
a.
The
commission
shall
establish
one
or
more
pistol
3
or
revolver
seasons
for
hunting
deer
as
separate
firearm
4
seasons
or
to
coincide
with
one
or
more
other
firearm
deer
5
hunting
seasons.
Any
pistol
or
revolver
firing
a
magnum
6
three
hundred
fifty-seven
thousandths
of
one
inch
caliber
or
7
larger,
centerfire,
straight
wall
ammunition
propelling
an
8
expanding-type
bullet
is
legal
for
hunting
deer
during
the
9
pistol
or
revolver
seasons.
The
commission
shall
adopt
rules
10
to
allow
black
powder
pistols
or
revolvers
for
hunting
deer.
11
The
rules
shall
not
allow
pistols
or
revolvers
with
shoulder
12
stock
or
long-barrel
modifications.
The
barrel
length
of
a
13
pistol
or
revolver
used
for
deer
hunting
shall
be
at
least
four
14
inches.
The
rules
may
limit
types
of
ammunition.
A
person
15
who
is
sixteen
years
of
age
or
less
shall
not
hunt
deer
with
a
16
pistol
or
revolver.
17
b.
A
person
with
a
valid
permit
to
carry
weapons
pursuant
to
18
section
724.7
may
possess
a
pistol
or
revolver
pursuant
to
that
19
permit
while
hunting
deer.
However,
a
person
shall
not
use
a
20
pistol
or
revolver
to
hunt
deer
unless
the
pistol
or
revolver
21
meets
the
requirements
of
paragraph
“a”
and
the
person
has
a
22
valid
hunting
license
with
an
unfilled
tag
that
permits
use
of
23
that
pistol
or
revolver
to
hunt.
24
c.
A
person
possessing
using
a
prohibited
pistol
or
revolver
25
while
hunting
to
hunt
deer
in
violation
of
this
subsection
26
commits
a
scheduled
violation
under
section
805.8B,
subsection
27
3
,
paragraph
“h”
,
subparagraph
(5).
28
Sec.
2.
Section
805.8B,
subsection
3,
paragraph
h,
29
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2016,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
(5)
Possession
Use
of
a
prohibited
pistol
or
revolver
31
while
hunting
to
hunt
deer,
the
scheduled
fine
is
one
hundred
32
dollars.
33
EXPLANATION
34
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
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the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
1
This
bill
amends
Code
section
481A.48(5)
to
provide
that
2
a
person
with
a
valid
permit
to
carry
weapons
may
possess
a
3
pistol
or
revolver
pursuant
to
that
permit
while
hunting
deer.
4
However,
a
person
shall
not
use
a
pistol
or
revolver
to
hunt
5
deer
unless
the
pistol
or
revolver
meets
the
specifications
of
6
the
statute
and
the
person
has
a
valid
hunting
license
with
an
7
unfilled
tag
that
permits
use
of
that
pistol
or
revolver
to
8
hunt
deer.
A
person
using
a
pistol
or
revolver
in
violation
of
9
the
bill’s
provisions
commits
a
scheduled
violation
punishable
10
with
a
fine
of
$100.
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