---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to deer and wild turkey hunting licenses for disabled veterans."
description: "A bill for an act relating to deer and wild turkey hunting licenses for disabled veterans."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 885"
citation: "Iowa HF 885 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["deer", "disabilities", "hunting", "veterans affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-07"
last_action: "2025-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/105a27ef-bbfd-4ba0-92a4-f179de45b5d6"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 885&ga=91"
source_hash: "cecca80177229fe2752cec3711532ab9456a5ea29cea2b53a4bae9d522dda3f3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 885 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to deer and wild turkey hunting licenses for disabled veterans.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF885.html)
2. **Amendment H-1142** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1142.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1147** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1147.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1157** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1157.pdf)
5. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF885.html)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF885.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF885_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF885.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-19** Amendment H-1142 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-20** Amendment H-1147 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-24** Amendment H-1147 to amendment H-1142 withdrawn.
- **2025-03-24** Amendment H-1157 to amendment H-1142 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-24** Amendment H-1142 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-24** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-25** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-04-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-24** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-25** Message from House.
- **2025-03-25** Read first time, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee: Zumbach, De Witt, and Trone Garriott.
- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2025 8:00AM Senate Lounge.
- **2025-03-27** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-07** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-07** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-28** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-28** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-29** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/105a27ef-bbfd-4ba0-92a4-f179de45b5d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).