Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SF 247 — A bill for an act relating to the size requirement of a farm unit for purposes of receiving special turkey and deer hunting licenses.

Last action — Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 555.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 555.

  2. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  3. Subcommittee reassigned: Shipley, Zimmer, and Zumbach.

  4. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/20/2025 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.

  5. Subcommittee: Shipley, Staed, and Zumbach.

  6. Introduced, referred to Natural Resources and Environment.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SF 247?
SF 247 is sponsored by Tom Shipley (Republican).
What is the current status of SF 247?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SF 247?
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