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HF 22

Parent's bill of rights created.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Keith Allen and 26 co-sponsors

Reserves 600 of 6,000 annual nonresident antlered-or-any-sex deer licenses for nonresident landowners of at least 40 acres agricultural land, with bow limits.

Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to State Government Finance and Policy
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Bill Summary · HF 22

HF 22 — Summary: Nonresident deer hunting license reservation (Introduced version)

Note: Although the bill title reads “Parent’s bill of rights created,” the text of H.F. 22 as introduced and reported amends Minnesota Statutes §483A.8 and concerns nonresident deer hunting licenses issued by the Natural Resources Commission (NRC). This summary describes the statutory changes in the bill text.

Purpose

To reserve a portion of the nonresident antlered-or-any-sex deer hunting licenses for nonresident landowners who own agricultural land in Minnesota, and to clarify allocation rules and bow-season limits for those reserved licenses.

Key provisions

  • Maintains the existing cap of up to 6,000 nonresident antlered-or-any-sex deer hunting licenses issued annually by the NRC.
  • Requires the NRC to reserve 600 of those 6,000 licenses for nonresident landowners who own at least 40 acres of land zoned for agricultural purposes in Minnesota.
  • If fewer than 600 eligible nonresident landowners apply by the NRC’s application deadline, any unissued reserved licenses are made available for purchase at the same time and in the same manner as other excess nonresident antlered-or-any-sex licenses.
  • Limits bow-season licenses among reserved licenses to no more than 35%. Also retains the existing rule that no more than 35% of the remaining (non-reserved) nonresident antlered-or-any-sex licenses may be bow-season licenses.
  • After the 6,000 antlered-or-any-sex nonresident licenses are issued, any additional nonresident licenses issued shall be antlerless-only. The NRC will annually determine the number of nonresident antlerless-only licenses available.
  • Effective date: July 1, 2026.

Who is affected

  • Nonresident landowners who own ≥40 acres of agricultural-zoned land in Minnesota (guaranteed priority access to reserved licenses).
  • Other nonresident hunters (may face reduced availability of general nonresident antlered/any-sex licenses).
  • Natural Resources Commission / Department staff (administration, eligibility verification, and allocation changes).
  • Potentially resident hunters, local hunting economies, and outfitters indirectly through changes in nonresident license distribution.

Legislative status and timeline

  • Introduced January 14, 2025; referred to Natural Resources.
  • Multiple committee reports and amendments; as of 2025-03-06 the bill was reported “to adopt as amended and re-refer to State Government Finance and Policy.”
  • Renumbered as HF 388 in an early committee report.
  • Companion bill: SF 1707.
  • Effective July 1, 2026, if enacted.

Potential implications

  • Prioritizes nonresident agricultural landowners for a share of nonresident big-game access; may affect fairness and allocation across zones.
  • Possible revenue and enforcement implications (verification of land ownership/zoning, license sales timing).
  • Wildlife management implications depend on how reserved allocations interact with zone-based population management.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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