Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2215: A BILL FOR An Act relating to natural resources, including office locations of the director of natural resources, state park user fee pilot programs, the delegation of powers and duties concerning state preserves, and age requirements for hunting deer with pistols or revolvers
Status: Signed into law, April 9, 2026
An Act relating to natural resources, including office locations of the director of natural resources, state park user fee pilot programs, the delegation of powers and duties concerning state preserves, and age requirements for hunting deer with pistols or revolvers.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 27, 2026:
House File 2215 - Enrolled House File 2215 RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING OFFICE LOCATIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE PARK USER FEE PILOT PROGRAMS, THE DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES CONCERNING STATE PRESERVES, AND AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR HUNTING DEER WITH PISTOLS OR REVOLVERS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: Section 1. Section 455A.4, subsection 1, paragraph h, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: h. Maintain an office at or near the state capitol complex, which is office shall be open at all reasonable times for the conduct of public business. Sec. 2. Section 456A.14, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 456A.14 Temporary appointments ---- peace officer status. The director may appoint temporary officers for a period not to exceed six months and may adopt minimum physical, educational, mental, and moral requirements for the temporary officers. Chapter 80B does not apply to the temporary officers. Temporary officers have all the powers of peace officers in the enforcement of this chapter and chapters 321G, 321I, 456B, 461A, 461B, 462A, 462B, 465C, 481A, 481B, 482, 483A, 484A, and 484B, sections 455A.14A and 455A.14B, and the trespass laws. Sec. 3. Section 465C.8, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: House File 2215, p. The department commission shall …
Sponsors
- Natural Resources (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor . H.J. 870 .
- : Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 870 .
- : Message from Senate. H.J. 605 .
- : Immediate message. S.J. 505 .
- : Passed Senate , yeas 31, nays 14. S.J. 503 .
- : Point of order raised on S-5080 , ruled not germane. S.J. 503 .
- : Amendment S-5080 filed. S.J. 503 .
- : Substituted for SF 2230 . S.J. 503 .
- : Read first time, attached to SF 2230 . S.J. 493 .
- : Message from House. S.J. 493 .
Votes
- Passed Senate , yeas 31, nays 14. S.J. 503 . (March 9, 2026): 31 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Passed House , yeas 83, nays 2. H.J. 587 . (March 5, 2026): 83 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Passed House , yeas 83, nays 2. H.J. 03/05 . (March 5, 2026): 83 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: pilot programs, deer, firearms, hunting, parks, natural preserves, natural resources
Common questions
- What is HF2215?
- HF2215 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to natural resources, including office locations of the director of natural resources, state park user fee pilot programs, the delegation of powers and duties concerning state preserves, and age requirements for hunting deer with pistols or revolvers.
- What does HF2215 do?
- An Act relating to natural resources, including office locations of the director of natural resources, state park user fee pilot programs, the delegation of powers and duties concerning state preserves, and age requirements for hunting deer with pistols or revolvers.
- What is the status of HF2215?
- Signed into law as of April 9, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor . H.J. 870 . (April 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2215?
- Natural Resources (I).
- Where is the official record for HF2215?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2215&ga=91
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