Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2020: An Act relating to hunter education requirements
Status: In committee, February 6, 2026
An Act relating to hunter education requirements.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to hunter education requirements.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to hunter education requirements. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5127YH (2) sb/js H.F. 2020 Section 1. Section 483A.27, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 1. A person born after January 1, 1972, shall not obtain a hunting license unless the person has satisfactorily completed a hunter education course approved by the commission. A person who is eleven years of age or more older may enroll in an approved hunter education course, but a person who is eleven years of age and who has successfully completed the course shall be issued a certificate of completion which that becomes valid on the person's twelfth birthday. A certificate of completion from an approved hunter education course issued in this state, or a certificate issued by another state, country, or province or by a nationally recognized organization, including the national rifle association, for completion of a course that meets the standards adopted by the international hunter education association ---- United States of America, is valid for the requirements of this section. Sec. 2. Section 483A.27, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. A person may satisfy the hunter education requirements required under this section by completing an online hunter education …
Sponsors
- Jason Gearhart (R, 64) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 672 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2335 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 13. Nays, 8. Excused, 0. H.J. 199 .
- : Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 199 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/26/2026 12:30PM RM 102.
- : Subcommittee: Collins, Gearhart and Scholten. H.J. 97 .
- : Introduced, referred to Natural Resources. H.J. 43 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 199 . (February 3, 2026): 13 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: education, hunting
Common questions
- What is HF2020?
- HF2020 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): An Act relating to hunter education requirements.
- What does HF2020 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to hunter education requirements.
- What is the status of HF2020?
- In committee as of February 6, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 672 . (March 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2020?
- Jason Gearhart (R, 64).
- Where is the official record for HF2020?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2020&ga=91
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