---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to nonresident deer hunting licenses."
description: "A bill for an act relating to nonresident deer hunting licenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 2318"
citation: "Iowa SF 2318 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["deer", "hunting", "natural resource commission", "nonresidents"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-12"
last_action: "2026-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b252ace1-33f2-4540-a79b-085791c0f511"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2318&ga=91"
source_hash: "05a3cc6573a86d2af91179387b7466864f5faa1465af8f012bc7fd388d89cd59"
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 SF 2318 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to nonresident deer hunting licenses.

## 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/SF2318.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF2318.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF2318_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF2318.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-12** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-12** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-24** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-02-24** Immediate message.
- **2026-02-24** Message from Senate.
- **2026-02-25** Read first time, referred to Natural Resources. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-26** Subcommittee: Collins, Baeth and Harris.
- **2026-03-02** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/03/2026 8:30AM RM 304.
- **2026-03-03** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18** Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 2.
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-23** Passed House, yeas 86, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-05-01** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-04-23** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-27** Message from House.
- **2026-05-05** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-05-15** 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/b252ace1-33f2-4540-a79b-085791c0f511`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).